Ukraine to en two new consulates in Pand, expand presence in Eure

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced the plans during a government question-and-answer session in the Verkhovna Rada on Friday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

Sybiha said that today, Pand hosts the second-largest Ukrainian community, encompassing both its long-established autochthonous pulation and newly arrived Ukrainian citizens.

"We are talking about approximately one million pele. We will strengthen our consular presence. It is planned to en two additional consular institutions in Rzeszow and Poznan. We will also elevate the status of our consulate in Gdansk to a Consulate General," Sybiha said.

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He also revealed plans to expand consular offices in other countries with significant Ukrainian pulations, including Romania, Slovakia, Germany, and France.

Ukrinform reported earlier that Ukraine had expressed interest in acquiring the building of the Russian Consulate General in Poznan. This facility is being vacated flowing Warsaw's designation of Russian diplomats in the city as personae non gratae, leading to the closure of the Russian consular office.