Poland, Ukraine Hold Key Gdansk Conference without Zelensky
Ukraine says it needs more than $500 billion for reconstruction as Poland seeks to ease a dispute with Kyiv and draw investors to postwar rebuilding.
- On Thursday, Poland and Ukraine opened the annual Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, striking a conciliatory tone after weeks of diplomatic squabbling over historical differences.
- Tensions escalated after President Volodymyr Zelensky named a military unit after WWII UPA insurgents involved in past massacres, fueling anti-Ukrainian sentiment among nationalist parties in Poland.
- EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos warned, "Investors will not come if there will be corruption," even as firms like Endolink SA pursue reconstruction deals.
- With Zelensky absent, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko represented Ukraine and told the Polish audience, "Thank you for your help when it was the most urgent time to support us."
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged Ukraine to "understand its own history" and show "authentic capacity and readiness for reconciliation" as prerequisites for EU accession.
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