Pand donates almost $9B in aid to Ukraine since war-start

This was stated by the head of the Pish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, as he spoke in Pish parliament, commenting on the priorities of Pand's foreign picy for 2024, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Since the full-scale aggression start, Pand has approved 44 packages of military aid to Ukraine. The total cost of Pish government support, excluding the multibillion-dlar sums given to refugees, amounted to about $9 billion in the first two years of war," Sikorski emphasized.

He noted that Pand joined the G7 declaration on mutual long-term commitments to Ukraine.

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"As a neighboring country, a military, humanitarian, and energy hub, we want to participate in the formation of these obligations, and not observe them from the outside while others do the work," the head of Pish diplomacy stated.

He noted that the priority of the Pish government’s Eurean picy will be the support of Ukraine's independence, in particular in its efforts to join the EU.

"The strategic goal also remains the gradual inclusion of Ukraine in Euro-Atlantic organizations in the broadest sense," the head of Pish diplomacy emphasized.

At the same time, the minister noted that Warsaw will take care of the interests of Pish businesses, in particular farmers and cargo carriers, who have been blocking the Pish-Ukrainian border since November last year.

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Sikorski highlighted certain fears existing in Pand regarding the economic aspect of Ukraine's Eurean integration. However, he recalled that during Pand's accession to the EU in 2024, the West also feared potential competition from Pand but now Western companies are willing to invest in Pand, and, in his inion, the same will happen to Ukraine in the future.

According to the t diplomat, in 2023, the value of Pish exports to Ukraine was estimated at 52 billion zlotys, which is 30 billion more against 2022. Sikorski emphasized that Ukraine's victory in the war will give Pish companies even more portunities.

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According to the head of the Foreign Ministry, Pish companies will participate in the reconstruction of Ukraine. To support these efforts, the position of a government commissioner for the reconstruction of Ukraine has been created in Warsaw, and soon a representative office of the UN office for project maintenance will launch its work in Pand.

Sikorski also said that in 2024, supporting Ukraine will remain Pand’s priority in the field of develment.

"We will focus on the most urgent needs related to educational and healthcare infrastructure and support the modernization of the country – the strengthening of Ukrainian self-government and the reform that prepares it for EU membership," said the head of Pish diplomacy.

The Pish minister added that over the past two years, Pand has become the main donor of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to him, the ministries in the Pish government provided EUR 16 billion for comprehensive assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian war refugees.

He also thanked the Pes for their support to displaced Ukrainians in Pand, noting that as of today there are 950,000 Ukrainians in Pand who arrived in the country after February 24, 222, although in more than two years, several times more have found their refuge there.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, during a speech in the Pish parliament, Sikorski assured that Pand has no territorial claims to Ukraine, as alleged by Russian praganda in order to pit the two nations against each other.

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