Sybiga explained what Ukraine expects from Poland’s presidency of the EU Council

Poland will preside over the EU Council for the next six months. Ukraine is waiting for “cooperation to advance the issue of European integration,” said the message of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiga on the X social network.

He noted that “Ukraine is counting on the leadership, principles and determination of Poland.” Sibiga wished Warsaw “success in strengthening Europe”.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also addressed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, and stated that he “hopes for close cooperation with him to advance the Ukraine-EU agenda.”

“We expect new initiatives to strengthen military support for Ukraine and sanctions pressure on the aggressor. We strive for a dynamic process of Ukraine’s accession to the EU, including the opening of cluster 1 and other clusters based on the results of the screening process,” Sybiga emphasized.

From January 1, Poland became the country-head of the Council of the EU for half a year. As Politico previously noted with reference to sources, EU countries plan to start discussing new sanctions against Russia in January 2025 after Hungary’s presidency ends. According to interlocutors of the publication, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán used his country’s presidency to actually stop negotiations on sanctions.

As Politico points out, Warsaw has already made it clear that it will tighten control over the supply of Russian fuel, which remains the Kremlin’s most important source of income.