Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he had proposed a package of “anti-crisis” measures to strengthen relations with Poland during a meeting with his Polish counterpart, Radosław Sikorski, in Warsaw on Friday, July 3.
Writing on X after the meeting, Sybiha said Ukraine remains committed to “equal and honest dialogue” with Poland despite recent disagreements over historical issues.
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“I proposed a package of anti-crisis steps,” Sybiha wrote.
Diplomats, historians and religious leaders
According to Sybiha, the proposal includes launching consultations between the two countries’ foreign ministries, organizing another meeting of World War II historians who participated in the Polish-Ukrainian Congress of Historians, and involving religious leaders from both countries in bilateral dialogue.
He said Kyiv and Warsaw had made “significant progress” over the past year and a half in addressing difficult historical issues.
Sybiha noted that Ukraine had resumed issuing permits for search and exhumation work and pledged that the process would continue.
Ukraine denies anti-Polish intent
Sybiha said he again explained to Sikorski that Ukraine’s recent decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was not intended as an anti-Polish gesture.
“We respect the history of others, and we expect the same approach toward our own history and independence from our partners,” he wrote.
The naming of the unit sparked criticism in Poland and contributed to renewed tensions between the two neighboring countries.
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Defense, NATO and border cooperation
Beyond historical issues, the ministers discussed the battlefield situation in Ukraine, military-technical cooperation and preparations for the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
Sybiha said Poland reaffirmed its continued support for strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
The two sides also discussed joint reconstruction projects, expanding business cooperation following the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, speeding up customs procedures and improving border crossing infrastructure.
Concluding his statement, Sybiha urged both countries to prevent historical disputes from benefiting Moscow.
“We possess enough wisdom, lessons from our shared history, and political will to put an end to the applause in Moscow, which rejoices at any rising tension between two of the closest neighbors,” he wrote.
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