Poland announced that it wants to manage the Ukraine reconstruction fund

Mr Sasin, who attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last week, told Polish radio on May 29 that the issue of Ukraine’s reconstruction was “mentioned a lot” at the summit. high.

“Poland is the country that provides the most assistance to Ukraine,” he asserted.

Poland, which hosts about 3.7 million Ukrainian refugees, has been actively supplying Kiev with weapons, including tanks. In addition, many weapons and aid sent by other countries to Ukraine also pass through Polish territory.

“Poland will ensure that grain from Ukraine can reach the market,” the deputy prime minister said.

Ukraine is a major grain producer, but the closure of ports in the Black Sea due to fighting makes exports difficult.

According to Mr. Sasin, the Polish government wishes to play an even greater role in recovering the damage suffered by the neighboring country.

“The United Nations is creating an international fund to support the reconstruction of Ukraine. We try to make sure that the center of this fund is located in Poland. That way we will have not only a logistics center but also a logistics center. a financial center,” he explained.

According to the deputy prime minister, Warsaw has begun negotiations with Kiev on the participation of Polish companies in the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Last month, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused Warsaw of trying to use the conflict to gain control of certain areas in Ukraine that Poland considers “historical”. However, the Polish side has denied the allegations.

Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to grant special legal status to Polish citizens, stressing that “there should be no borders or barriers” between neighboring countries. “Mentally, Ukraine and Poland seemed inseparable for a long time,” he said.