Marcin Przydacz made the comment after attending a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, the state PAP news agency reported.
He took part in the get-together on behalf of Poland’s top diplomat, Zbigniew Rau, the Polish foreign ministry said.
Afterwards Przydacz told reporters: “The policy of support for Ukraine, not just in the humanitarian sense, but in every other respect, is being increasingly understood and discussed here.”
He added: “Complete unity is being maintained - member countries outlined concrete action they will take to support Ukraine.”
Przydacz told reporters that EU countries were aware of Russia’s “tactical manoeuvre” of retreating from Ukraine's Kyiv area to focus on the Donbas region.
“This makes Ukraine deserve our hard support all the more,” he said.
‘Brussels must release funds for refugee support’
Przydacz told reporters: “Many of our EU partners noted Poland’s big involvement and its active eastern policy, as well as refugee support. Many countries have declared their support as well.”
He said Poland needed this assistance, including in terms of funding, to best welcome the wave of refugees from Ukraine.
“Refugees are very welcome in Poland for as long as they need to stay, however it’s also clear that the European Commission should allocate funds for this purpose,” he stated.
Energy security
Przydacz told reporters that the meeting in Luxembourg, which was also attended by the foreign ministers of Norway and Iceland, explored energy security.
He said that several countries praised Poland’s LNG terminal and the new Baltic Pipe gas pipeline from Norway, as "a boost to the energy security of Central Europe."
EU foreign ministers also discussed an import embargo on Russian oil and gas, according to Przydacz.
“Many central and northern European countries, including Poland, are advocating for an immediate ban, but unfortunately some large western European economies have taken a different view,” he said.
Monday was day 47 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Poland on Monday reported it had welcomed nearly 2.66 million refugees fleeing Russia's assault on Ukraine.
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Source: PAP, gov.pl