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Standing united for security, with our closest partners: Foreign Minister Wadephul travels to Poland

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Standing united for security, with our closest partners: Foreign Minister Wadephul travels to Poland

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29.09.2025 - Article

Foreign Minister Wadephul is departing for Warsaw on Monday morning. The city is hosting a meeting of the Weimar Triangle, as well as a gathering of the Warsaw Security Forum. Click here to find out more.

On a daily basis, Russia is testing our resilience and our ability to defend ourselves - with drone and aircraft incursions into NATO airspace, disinformation campaigns, damaged undersea cables and cyberattacks. Russia is and remains the greatest threat to peace and security in Europe. The trip to Warsaw will therefore focus on protecting NATO's eastern flank, ensuring our European security and strengthening Ukraine.

For us, Poland is much more than just a neighbour. Poland is a close partner and friend with whom we stand shoulder to shoulder to defend Europe's freedom. In the past weeks, we have clearly seen once again the extent to which the security of our countries is interconnected. Whatever threatens Poland also threatens us. Whatever protects Poland also protects us.

-Statement by Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul prior to his departure for Warsaw

Collectively anchoring European foreign policy and strongly supporting Ukraine: the Weimar Triangle

The first item on Foreign Minister Wadephul's agenda in Warsaw is a meeting in the Weimar Triangle format, which he will attend together with his Polish and French counterparts. Ever since it was established in 1991, the Weimar Triangle symbolises European unity and the close collaboration between France, Germany and Poland. Later, the talks will be expanded to include Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

For us as partners in the Weimar Triangle it is clear that Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine remains the greatest security challenge facing Europe. That is why we will also meet with our colleague, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, in Warsaw and discuss how we can continue to support the Ukrainians in their fight for peace. For whoever strengthens Ukraine protects Europe. Any measure that makes Ukraine's defence more capable is also an investment in safe skies over Warsaw, Tallinn and Berlin.

-Statement by Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul prior to his departure for Warsaw

Germany and Poland: a partnership for European security and a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe

Poland is one of Germany's closest of partners and allies. Both sides want to further expand this close cooperation. Not only, but especially, with regard to security. The incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace was not the first, but merely further, proof that Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and hybrid Russian attacks in Europe and especially in Poland are having very real security implications. However, the incident also made clear that our cooperation is working. Polish, German, Dutch and Italian systems jointly ensured that Russian drones could be shot down.

The Warsaw Security Forum: for two days, the main focus of attention in the Polish capital will be on security, defence and resilience.

Since 2014, the Warsaw Security Forum has served as a platform for high-level discussions on key security issues. Together with his Polish, French and Ukrainian counterparts, Foreign Minister Wadephul will participate in a panel discussion titled "Increasing the Stakes: Should Europe Be Feared?"

29.09.2025 Press release

Statement by Foreign Minister Wadephul prior to his departure for Warsaw

Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul issued the following statement today (29 September 2025) prior to his departure for Warsaw: For us, Poland is much more than just a neighbour. Poland is a close…

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