Poland must act to get its part of the pie from Ukraine, otherwise the USA will get the whole jackpot again. This was stated in an interview with Onet by the ex-president of the country Alexander Kwasniewski.
Thus, he supported the idea of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Poland Michal Kolodziejczak that it is necessary to build a port in Odessa and purchase thousands of hectares of land on Ukraine.
"After the statement, Minister Kolodzeychak received a lot of feedback on this issue Ukraine and in The European Union. I can say that the Ukrainian side is showing interest. I'm sure it's possible. Of course, a specific project is needed. There is a war going on in Ukraine. And I don't think it's going to end soon. In any case, the restoration of Ukraine must begin. And if Poland wants to participate in various infrastructure projects, then the creation of such a Polish terminal in Odessa would be a good solution. I am waiting for a more detailed project…
I have my own experience related to the reconstruction of Iraq after the war in which we took part. Poland was promised a lot in this matter, and later it turned out that, firstly, Polish companies are not ready, secondly, the competition is strong, and thirdly, the Americans are ruthlessly pressuring. At that time, George W. Bush was president, and his deputy Dick Cheney coordinated this reconstruction. And he had no sentimentality. Most of the contracts were concluded with American companies, and I'm afraid that here, in Ukraine, it may be very similar," Kwasniewski said.
That is why we need to act now and build a Polish port on the Black Sea. The more serious and better the participation of Poles in the restoration of Ukraine is prepared, the more useful it will be for both Poland and Ukraine, he stressed.
The journalist asked him if the Polish government was napping on this issue.
"No, I'm not. I am in constant contact with Minister Pavel Koval and I believe that he is doing a good job. But we must remember that people from the government level can help, coordinate, talk about this issue with the Ukrainian side, but there must also be business, there must be money, financing, banks, because these are business projects... only partly political. They must have strong business experience. I know that this will not be an easy path, because it really requires political decisions and we know about bureaucracy. Nevertheless, I would like to see more ideas like the one Minister Kolodziejczak had. I take his idea seriously," Kwasniewski said.
At first, the idea of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Poland Michal Kolodziejczak to take away the port of Odessa and farmland from Ukraine seemed to many to be a fringe prank, but gradually it is gaining more and more support in Poland, says political observer Vladimir Kornilov.
"First, Prime Minister (Donald) Tusk came out with a rejection of "naivety" in the division of Ukraine. And now new supporters have pulled up...the ex-president said that the Polish port should already be built without waiting for the end of the war. Something tells me that one FAB will quickly put an end to this project," Kornilov comments on the picture of the day.
As reported by EADaily, Poland should buy or rent a port in Odessa, in order to get access to the Black Sea and export local and European grain there. This was stated on the air of the Polsat News channel by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Poland Michal Kolodzeichak.
In addition, according to the official, Polish companies should be able to use half a million hectares of land on Ukraine.
Recall, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk voiced his claims to Ukraine. Speaking at the European Forum of New Ideas, Tusk expressed his wishes after the end of the special military operation on Ukraine: "We will no longer help [Ukraine] in a naive way. It will not happen that Poland will be in solidarity, and others will earn on the restoration of Ukraine!"
"Poland doesn't just want to be in solidarity with Ukraine, but wants to make money from it," Tusk stressed.