One of the key activities of the Polish government is to provide wide support to the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is a response to the human needs and tragedies that unfold every day during the conflict.

Humanitarian aid and cooperation with non-governmental organisations

Humanitarian aid will be coordinated by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Governmental Agency for Strategic Reserves and relevant voivodes. Their cooperation will improve the efficiency of actions that are often spontaneous and ensure safety for all people involved in them.

"Today, amid the chaos on the Ukrainian side of the border, we cannot create possibilities of providing aid to Ukraine through individual non-governmental organisations or individual persons. Actions of this type must be coordinated. Aid is provided to selected locations in individual voivodeships, and from there it goes to a hub near Lublin. Distributed aid is transported every day to Ukraine depending on the expectations and needs specified by our Ukrainian partners,” emphasised the Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland.

Actions on the border

In cooperation with the Ukrainian side, actions on the border were undertaken to improve the standard of care and attention given to refugees. They include simplified procedures or providing humanitarian aid measures to the Ukrainian Border Guard. The Ukrainian Border Guard is responsible for those on the other side of the border. These actions are supported by the Polish Governmental Agency for Strategic Reserves.

"Every day, at least two trains with humanitarian aid will reach Ukraine. These trains will take women and children on their way back,” explained the Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland.

In consultation with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of the Interior and Administration and the Ministry of Infrastructure and in cooperation with PKP and other state-owned entities, we have also made it possible to transport the wounded from Ukraine. A special train will serve two functions – sanitary transport and, possibly, transport of the wounded from Ukraine as well as transport of humanitarian aid.

Do not let propaganda get to you

Disinformation is an important part of Russian operations. It can be seen both in the media and in cyberspace.

Implemented in advance, the CHARLIE-CRP alert level made it possible to put teams responsible for cybersecurity in readiness when military operations began in Ukraine.

Also, the National Broadcasting Council passed a resolution to block Russian-language propaganda channels on all Polish platforms that provide television content.

Other actions of the Polish government

Poland firmly condemns the unprecedented armed attack on Ukraine. In the opinion of the Polish government, the sanctions imposed so far on Russia are insufficient. Poland actively continues to advocate the tightening of these sanctions by being involved in numerous actions on the international front.

Solutions proposed by the Polish government include the removal of Russian companies from the MSCI index, blocking access to SWIFT and financial systems completely, resignation from the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines and shutting airspace for Russian aircraft. Thanks to the efforts by Mateusz Morawiecki, more and more countries agree that the scope of the sanctions imposed so far must be expanded.

Poland’s airspace was shut down for Russian aircraft. At the request made by Poland and Ukraine, Russia's membership in the Council of Europe was suspended. The head of government also expressed his support for Ukraine to become a candidate for membership of the European Union.