“At the moment, I can repeat what I told President Macron and other leaders, including President Biden: Poland has no plans for direct involvement in the war on Ukrainian territory” - the Polish PM was quoted as saying at a conference in the city of Gliwice.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, after a meeting in Brussels with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, informed about the progress in Hungarian-Ukrainian relations. “In recent weeks, we have taken new steps to be able to talk about mutual trust in relations between Hungary and Ukraine again,” Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on social media on Wednesday after a meeting in Brussels with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro…
Warsaw has joined the Czech initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds for Ukraine - announced Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski. Rounds of artillery ammunition are seen in a position nearby Bakhmut. Photo by AA/ABACA/PAP/Abaca
"Ukrainian soldiers have for months heavily rationed their munitions and are currently outgunned by a ratio of eight to one. This is certainly no way to win. But we can still set it right. In the long run we should invest in our security to create a deterrence so powerful it dwarfs Putin and his cronies. We can deepen and widen our alliances to secure a lasting peace from a position of strength.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has responded on X/Twitter to Pope Francis following the latter's controversial remarks that Ukraine should have what he called "the courage of the white flag" and negotiate an end to the war with Russia. "How about, for balance, encouraging Putin to have the courage to withdraw his army from Ukraine?
Poles, who have been helping Ukrainians since the very beginning of the war, organized solidarity rallies with Ukraine in many Polish cities on Saturday, February 24. Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, told the meting he was "amazed" at the "tone and the content" of comments by Russia's United Nation ambassador.
In 2023, specialized mobile teams of Czech engineers, chemists, medics, and snipers trained nearly a thousand Ukrainian soldiers in Poland. The EU-led mission will continue this year as well. According to the commander of the first rotation, Captain Pavel Kinc, the joint preparation is also beneficial for the Czech soldiers.
On Monday, the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy committed to addressing longstanding political disputes that have impeded their crucial wartime alliance. They also pledged to enhance defense cooperation as Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches its third year.
Slovakia rejects the admission of Ukraine to NATO and is prepared to veto the country's accession if necessary, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told public radio station RTVS on Saturday. He also announced his meeting on Wednesday with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, during which he will convey Slovakia's negative position regarding Ukraine's NATO membership.
Poland's Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, has conveyed optimism about the imminent approval of financial assistance for Ukraine by both the United States and European Union nations.
The Hungarian and Ukrainian foreign ministers are slated to meet in Uzhorod in western Ukraine on January 29th. Péter Szijjártó (R) and Dmytro Kuleba, May 2020. Photo by. Tamas Kovacs/MTI/PAP/EPA
The new Polish foreign minister called for a tougher approach towards Moscow after a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine. "We should respond to the latest onslaught on Ukraine in language that Putin understands - Radosław Sikorski wrote on X network on Wednesday morning.