Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė have signed a joint statement following a meeting in the Lublin Triangle format in Kyiv. They have called on the international community to recognise the liberation of the whole of the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine as a common goal. 

The agreed statement declares that the prime ministers "called on the international community to define the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the liberation of the entire temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine as a clear common goal". 

After the meeting with his Polish and Lithuanian counterparts, Shmyhal pointed out that the joint statement highlights, among other things, the significant contribution made by the Lublin Triangle member states towards consolidating international support for Ukraine, counteracting Russia’s aggressive policy, and investigating its war crimes and holding the perpetrators accountable. The joint statement also emphasises the necessity of continuing to boost military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. 

Ukraine’s Prime Minister was quoted in the news outlet Interfax-Ukraine as saying that nine months of the full-scale invasion have proven how important the unity of the people of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania actually is. 

"Today’s meeting has demonstrated once again that Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland share common goals, values, threat assessment position, and a vision of how to counteract the Russian aggression and accelerate our victory," Shmyhal said. 

🇺🇦, 🇱🇹 та 🇵🇱 єднають спільні цінності та цілі. Провели в Києві зустріч з ПМ @MorawieckiM та @IngridaSimonyte у форматі #LublinTriangle. Сьогоднішня зустріч вкотре засвідчила, що ми маємо спільне бачення щодо протистояння російській агресії та наближення перемоги 🇺🇦. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/XqSOYfxVQF

— Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) November 26, 2022

According to Shmyhal, a wide range of topics were raised at the prime ministers’ meeting, including humanitarian, financial, economic and energy policies. 

The Prime Minister stressed that they also discussed priority matters, including Ukraine’s victory in the war against Russia. 

As reported earlier, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki laid flowers at the Monument to Holodomor Victims shortly after arriving in Kyiv.