The collaboration is underpinned by a new legal framework established by a treaty signed on 11 December, replacing a 1999 agreement, designed to prevent and combat crimes, including acts of sabotage.
Some officials, however, remain sceptical about whether the pact will genuinely stop saboteurs or merely serve as a symbolic political gesture, according to the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita.
The treaty has yet to enter into force, pending ratification by the Polish parliament, and authorities are still finalising operational arrangements.
The agreement follows a November incident in which two Ukrainian saboteurs attempted to derail trains near Lublin, a city in eastern Poland, prompting Warsaw to request data on criminals and collaborators with Russia.
Mroczek stressed that Ukraine is already providing information on individuals involved in criminal activity. He emphasised that international cooperation remains a cornerstone of crime prevention across the European Union.
The 1999 treaty obliged both countries to work together on tackling organised crime, locating suspects and missing persons, and preventing a wide range of illegal activities, from human smuggling to counterfeiting and money laundering.
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Source: PAP/MSWiA/RMFFM/Rp.pl