“Supporting Ukraine is the only way for the West to avoid the risk of wider escalation and of a greater threat posed by Russia,” said Poland’s top diplomat on the “Russia: What next?” panel closing the Forum’s sessions. Before, he had warned about “pocket Chamberlains” willing to sacrifice others’ lives and land for their own peace of mind.

On Tuesday, the first day of the Forum, the head of Polish diplomacy met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the strengthening of the North Atlantic Alliance’s Eastern flank in the context of Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine. They also raised the effective implementation of decisions from the NATO Summit in Vilnius.

On 15 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting of directors of eastern departments and coordinators for sanctions of the G7+ countries.

Today, minister Sikorski spoke on the phone with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Slovenia's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon.

Warsaw was the third, after Kiev and Berlin, capital that minister Séjourné has visited since his appointment on 12 January.

Today, Minister Radosław Sikorski has appointed Marek Prawda as undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Poland's top diplomat Radosław Sikorski received today US senators Christopher Coons and Michael Rounds at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 11-12 January, the annual Snow Meeting conference took place in Trakai, Lithuania. Hosted by Lithuania’s MFA, the event focuses on the most important international and security issues.

Today’s meeting with Penny Pritzker is one of many intensive diplomatic contacts between Poland and the US, the aim of which is to strengthen cooperation and mobilise means and resources to provide military, economic, and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

Today, Minister Radosław Sikorski appointed Henryka Mościcka-Dendys and Robert Kupiecki as undersecretaries of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.