Poland in Denmark

On 15 March, in Copenhagen, Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk talked with Minister for Development Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen, Prime Minister M. Frederiksen’s advisor on European affairs Ida Hannibal, Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Martin Lidegaard and Head of the Defence Committee Rasmus Jarlov. The deputy minister also visited the UNICEF Supply Division, world’s largest storage of humanitarian aid, and met with the representatives of Polish community organisations at Poland’s Embassy in Copenhagen.

Discussed during the meetings were the current humanitarian and refugee situation at the Polish-Ukrainian border and Poland’s humanitarian, political, economic and military activity. Deputy Minister Szynkowski vel Sęk announced an act passed by Polish parliament to regulate the status of Ukrainian refugees in Poland. He also called for Denmark’s further engagement in the help for Ukraine via Polish logistic infrastructure. The Danish side showed understanding and readiness to provide the support. The interlocutors agreed that further sanctions targeting Russia are necessary and underlined that the progressing construction of the Baltic Pipe pipeline is important for energy security in Europe. Deputy Minister Szynkowski stressed that an embargo imposed on Russian gas and oil would be the most effective sanction against Russia, and would result in a much steeper decline of Russia’s GDP, as the energy sector is the main source of the country’s revenue which fuels the regime and its military operations.