Coordinated efforts to help Ukraine

The talks focused on assessing the humanitarian relief needs of Ukrainian refugees and Japan’s capacity to provide support. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stressed that helping refugees by providing education, health care, psychological and social support, as well as language lessons, is an extremely expensive undertaking. A crisis on such an enormous scale inevitably brings significant costs that no country can bear alone.

Poland has become a major humanitarian hub, with trucks carrying in-kind donations for citizens of its war-torn neighbour crossing the border daily. Yesterday, we delivered the largest-ever food shipment to Ukraine – 1,500 tonnes in total.

Japan’s actions in connection with the armed conflict in Ukraine

At the meeting, the Japanese Foreign Minister delivered a letter from the Prime Minister of Japan to Prime Minister Morawiecki, which declared another USD 100 million towards humanitarian relief for Ukraine and countries admitting refugees, including Poland. At the same time, Japan has expressed its readiness to take in Ukrainian refugees to the highest extent possible.

As part of its G-7 Group activities, Japan imposed numerous economic sanctions on Russia and Belarus, with its latest decision being a ban on the export of luxury cars, jewellery and artworks to Russia.

Japanese companies are also showing solidarity with war-torn Ukraine. Many of them have decided to suspend their operations or exports to the Russian market.

Poland’s humanitarian aid for Ukraine

Thousands of people flee Ukraine every day, fearing what the war may bring. Though they seek shelter in many countries, most of them choose Poland. The Polish government has immediately launched a very extensive help system, channelling relief into Ukraine itself, but also aiding anyone who has already crossed into Poland. Extensive logistics and accommodation facilities have been prepared, and above all, the entire process of transferring refugees to areas that can accommodate them.

Since the war’s outbreak, more than 2.4 million people from Ukraine have already entered Poland. Relief efforts take place at multiple levels, a fact that has been recognised by representatives of international organisations and other countries, as well as ambassadors.