"Our support for Ukraine has surpassed EUR 21 billion, which places Poland among the biggest donors in the world in relation to GDP," said Wojciech Balczun, the minister of state assets, adding that Poland has stood firmly by Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
Balczun said the assistance amounted to about 6.7 percent of Poland’s GDP, according to some estimates.
The support includes about EUR 1 billion in military equipment, as well as humanitarian aid and assistance provided by private citizens, Poland’s PAP news agency reported.
Balczun said more than 70 percent of Poles have provided some form of assistance to Ukrainians since the start of the war, including housing and financial support.
He also said Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction would present a major opportunity for Poland, the region and Europe as a whole.
Citing estimates, Balczun said reconstruction could cost about EUR 500 billion through 2034 and would require broad international cooperation and innovative solutions.
Balczun said Poland wants to play a role in the rebuilding effort and that Polish companies should prepare to take part.
While in Davos, Balczun met with business leaders and public officials from other countries, including executives from US tech giant Google, French energy firm EDF, and Danish wind turbine maker Vestas, the PAP news agency reported.
He also held talks with Ukrainian officials and took part in a Ukrainian breakfast event alongside Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
Other participants included NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, reporters were told.
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Source: PAP, gov.pl