Ukraine and Poland coordinate on Black Sea security, sanctions and EU accession

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held telephone talks with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár. The discussions focused on Russia’s intensified attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea, which they said threaten regional and global food security, and on coordinating efforts to keep maritime routes open and develop alternative export corridors. Sybiha thanked Poland and Slovakia for backing the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia and for supporting the opening of negotiation clusters 1 and 6 for Ukraine’s EU accession. He quoted, “We discussed Russia’s intensified attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea and the implications of this terror for global food security.”

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhij Korecki spoke by phone with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, expressing gratitude for Poland’s support of the 21st EU sanctions package and discussing deeper economic cooperation on infrastructure and energy projects. Korecki said, “I thanked Poland for its support of the 21st EU sanctions package against Russia,” and invited Tusk to visit Kyiv. Both sides affirmed continued Polish assistance for Ukraine’s path toward full EU membership.