The Polish and Ukrainian media regulators signed a cooperation agreement in Warsaw on Wednesday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
The deal covers exchange of audio and video services, counteracting Russian propaganda and aligning Ukraine’s media law with European Union standards, according to officials.
The head of the Polish broadcasting authority, Witold Kołodziejski, said: “Ukraine must do it very quickly and we have a lot of experience because we underwent just such a process.”
He said that the official agreement would remove many formal obstacles faced by Ukrainian broadcasters who want to offer programming to Ukrainians based in Poland.
“Polish broadcasters are very active too and they have ambitious plans when it comes to Ukraine,” Kołodziejski added.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s top media official Olha Herasymiuk said the agreement formalised cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian regulators and media companies that has been ongoing since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
She also thanked Poland for its support for her war-torn country.
“We value tremendously Poland’s support for Ukrainian journalists and Ukrainian media, who are able to broadcast from Poland to the occupied territories of our country,” Herasymiuk said.
She added that the invading Russian forces were targeting Ukrainian media, killing and abducting reporters and destroying media infrastructure.
“The media are part of the struggle against the enemy and journalists are warriors,” Herasymiuk stated.
She praised Poland for removing Russian state TV outlets from its screens immediately after the Kremlin attacked Ukraine.
“When we ask our European partners to ban Russian channels, we cite Poland as an example to follow,” she said.
Thursday is day 141 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Source: IAR, gov.pl, polskieradio24.pl