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Polish FM heads to Berlin for security, Ukraine talks

04.06.2025 09:00
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski will travel to Berlin on Wednesday to meet his German counterpart Johann Wadephul for discussions on European security and continued military and economic aid for Ukraine before jointly opening the Polish-German Forum.
Polands top diplomat, Radosław SIkorski.
Poland's top diplomat, Radosław SIkorski.PAP/Paweł Supernak

The one-day visit restores a format that has been dormant since 2018.

In a video message last month, Sikorski said the relaunched forum at Poland’s new embassy would provide “a serious conversation about security, the economy and the EU, and what Poland and Germany can do together,” bringing in experts “who really understand what is happening in Europe and the world.”

During the ceremony, the ministers will present the 2025 Polish-German Prize for outstanding services to bilateral relations to documentary film-maker Elwira Niewiera and the Bredbeck Educational Centre, recognizing their civic-society work and support for Ukraine as it fights Russia’s invasion.

The prize, created under the two nations’ 1991 Treaty of Good Neighbourship, honors individuals and institutions that “build bridges, not walls,” Sikorski said.

Officials said the ministers’ private talks would focus on strengthening NATO’s eastern flank, accelerating deliveries of air-defense systems to Kyiv and coordinating positions ahead of next month’s EU summit.

Wadephul, appointed in March, has argued that Berlin and Warsaw should “lead by example” on defense spending and cross-border energy projects. The meeting will be his first bilateral session with Sikorski.

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Source: PAP, Gov.pl