Polish, Finnish FMs discuss transatlantic ties, European security

Poland's top diplomat Radosław Sikorski and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen have spoken on the phone to discuss international security and Europe's relations with America, according to officials.

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Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Polish foreign ministry said in an X post on Monday that the conversation "focused on transatlantic relations and European security issues, especially in the Baltic Sea region."

Today, FM @sikorskiradek spoke 📞 with Foreign Minister of Finland 🇫🇮 @elinavaltonen.

The conversation focused on transatlantic relations and European security issues, especially in the Baltic Sea region. pic.twitter.com/p8Xe3V63rD

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) November 4, 2024

Earlier this year, Sikorski and Valtonen discussed "hybrid threats on the eastern borders of the European Union" during a meeting in Helsinki, according to an announcement at the time.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen meet in Helsinki on March 14, 2024. Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz

The two agreed to "tighten and strengthen" the bloc's sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and to "introduce solutions allowing the use of frozen Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine," according to the Polish foreign ministry.

💬 Neither Finland nor Poland want to be a colony of Russia again. And Ukraine has the exact same right not to be a colony of Russia again. Together we will do a lot to prevent that from happening.

| FM @sikorskiradek to the media in Helsinki 🇫🇮 pic.twitter.com/HdPBEmny2s

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) March 14, 2024

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Source: IAR, gov.pl, PAP