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Joint statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lublin Triangle

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

16 July 2025 17:30

On 16th of July, 2025, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Lublin Triangle - Ukraine, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland - met in Lublin to mark the 5th anniversary of the Lublin Triangle format and to discuss cooperation in the future.

We unanimously:

emphasized the significant role of the comprehensive cooperation within the Lublin Triangle for the ensuring of the regional security;

confirmed the importance of continued trilateral cooperation in military and defense areas, exampled by the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG) that is marking its 10th anniversary this year;

reaffirmed our commitment to further implementation of the Agreement on Security Cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Poland, signed on 8 July 2024 in Warsaw, and of the Agreement on Security Cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Lithuania, signed on 27 June 2024 in Brussels;

supported the need for further action in countering hybrid threats, particularly with regard to cyber security, including in the Euro-Atlantic framework; energy security and Russia's use of energy as an instrument of geopolitical pressure and blackmail; addressing the issue of Russia's shadow fleet;

noted the importance of coordination within other regional formats and international organizations on resilience building efforts;

highlighted cooperation on fighting FIMI, disinformation and historical revisionism; attribution of the perpetrator of malign influence against information environment in our countries; further coordination in like-minded formats and international organizations in this regard;

reaffirmed our commitment to continued political and diplomatic cooperation aimed at restoring the comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine, indispensable part of which is the restoration of territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters, particularly through engagement in international fora;

urged Russia to agree to a full and immediate cease-fire and give proof of a genuine willingness to engage in meaningful peace process leading to the end of the illegal, brutal and unprovoked Russia's war of aggression, taking into account that Ukraine has demonstrated readiness to begin such talks without delay. In this regard, highlighted the need for intensifying pressure on Russia through the immediate imposition of robust sanctions and for strengthening Ukraine's negotiating positions through adequate military assistance and joint efforts on reliable, long-term security guarantees;

condemned the systemic war crimes, crimes against humanity and other violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, committed by Russia's forces in Ukraine for more than 10 years, including but not only deliberate, indiscriminate, and disproportionate attacks against the civilian population, as well as the civilian energy and nuclear energy infrastructure and cultural heritage sites, violation of the Geneva Conventions in the context of treatment of prisoners, subjecting them to torture, and carrying out extrajudicial executions;

condemned the illegal deportation and forced transfer by Russia of thousands of Ukrainians, including children from and within temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and Russia's continued violation of the human rights of the Ukrainian citizens at the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine;

underlined the need for Russia to release all detained Ukrainian citizens: prisoners of war, internees, civilians, forcibly transferred and deported persons, including children;

confirmed steadfast support for Ukraine on its accession path to the European Union and acknowledged the reforms made in this regard, viewing a merit-based enlargement as a geo-strategic investment in peace, security, stability and prosperity in Europe, as well as continued support to Ukraine on its path to NATO membership, essential for the security architecture of our continent;

emphasized the importance of maintaining the political, military, financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine;

confirmed willingness to participate in the restoration and reconstruction of Ukraine, particularly through joint initiatives within the framework of Ukraine Plan (EU), G7+ and the UN, in response to Russia's war of aggression;

urged the need to further maximize sanctions pressure against Russia and Belarus, and other international actors directly or indirectly involved in assisting and enabling Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, in particular through further targeting of Russian energy and financial sectors, including Russia's 'shadow fleet' and strengthening the anti-circumvention measures, until a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on full compliance with the principles of international law, including the UN Charter, is reached and until Ukraine's territorial integrity is fully restored;

called for the use of Russian immobilized assets to support Ukraine's reconstruction and compensate for the tremendous damages suffered by the Ukrainian people;

expressed our expectation that all crimes committed against Ukraine and its people, including the crime of aggression, will be prosecuted by the appropriate judicial institutions;

welcomed the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine;

confirmed the value of cooperation within the International Crimea Platform at various levels of representation, ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders, and agreed to step up cooperation among the Lublin Triangle in various international organizations in this regard;

emphasized the importance of strengthening cultural and humanitarian cooperation in spheres of common historical heritage and historical memory;

declared willingness to encourage Presidents of Ukraine, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland to hold the future Lublin Triangle Presidential Meeting in Kyiv;

agreed to meet at the level of Foreign Ministers by the end of 2025 in Lithuania;

acknowledged the effectiveness of multi-level cooperation within the Lublin Triangle, and affirmed readiness for its further deepening in all aspects jointly relevant for Ukraine, the Republic of Lithuania, and the Republic of Poland.