The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland considers illegal the so-called local elections held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine, including the elections to the so-called State Council of the “Republic of Crimea”, the so-called Legislative Assembly of the Sevastopol City and the so-called Sevastopol City Council, held by the Russian Federation authorities on 8 September.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland welcomes the return to Ukraine of Ukrainian citizens detained by the Russian Federation authorities.

“We should treat the Three Seas as an initiative that can bridge the economic gap between us and more developed western states,” Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk said at a meeting “Three Seas. Idea or interest?”

Foreign Ministers Jacek Czaputowicz and Linas Linkevičius discussed bilateral relations, cooperation in expanding energy and transport infrastructure, security and Eastern policy.

“The US military presence in Poland strengthens not only the security of our country but also of the whole region, as it complements the other allied forces on the eastern flank,” said Deputy Minister Wawrzyk in a meeting with the representatives of the defence industry during the 27th International Defence Industry Exhibition.

Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó of Hungary discussed key items on European agenda, bilateral cooperation and security policy.

Minister Jacek Czaputowicz met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko.

Eighty years ago, German aggression on Poland started the Second World War. In the early hours of 1 September 1939, troops of the German Reich crossed the Polish-German border. Polish Army put up military resistance and expected the Allies’ reaction. On 3 September 1939, France and the UK declared war on the German Reich but did not take any real military action. Poland’s tragic fate was sealed on 17 September 1939 when the Soviet Union launched the invasion of Poland from the East. The attack of the German Reich and the Soviet Union resulted from the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed by the two totalitarian regimes, a secret protocol to which effectively divided Central Europe into the so-called spheres of influence.

Expansion of bilateral cooperation, the European agenda, Eastern policy and transatlantic cooperation were the highlights of Polish-Danish consultations held today in Warsaw.

Minister Jacek Czaputowicz and Simon Coveney, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade talked about bilateral relations, Brexit, UN cooperation, and key items on the global agenda.