Poland helps Ukraine with almost 5% of its GDP, 85% of which goes to refugees
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Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:41:16 +0200
The Office of the Polish President OP has released an infographic showing that the country has allocated 4.91 of its GDP to help Ukraine since the start of Russias fullscale invasion.
Source the Office of the Polish President on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details The office stressed that Poland ranks first among the countries supporting Ukraine in terms of GDP per centage.
It was the first to supply Ukraine with largescale heavy weapons.
In addition, the OP emphasises that Poland is among the countries that has received the most refugees from Ukraine.
Poland has earmarked 4.91 of its GDP for this assistance, with 0.71 of GDP allocated to support Ukraine and 4.2 of GDP dedicated to the cost of assisting Ukrainian refugees, one of the reports said.
Thus, approximately 85 of the aid allocated by Warsaw went to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
The office noted that Poland supplied Ukraine with the first batch of T72 tanks in the first half of 2022.
We also gave more than 250 BWP1 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 KTO Rosomak armoured personnel carriers, nine BRDM 2 reconnaissance vehicles, more than a hundred selfpropelled guns, more than 30 BM21 Grad rocket launchers, the statement said.
In total, Poland has provided Ukraine with military assistance worth 3.23 billion euros, or more than 14 billion zlotys.
A total of 14 of our MiG29s and 12 Mi24 helicopters have been given to the Ukrainian Air Force to boost its strength only the United States has donated more, the Polish OP said.
The Polish Office of the President also noted that the vast majority of the Polish public was involved in helping refugees from Ukraine.
According to a survey conducted by the Polish Economic Institute, 77 of Poles are involved.
It was also emphasised that Poland has the highest recorded percentage of Ukrainian refugees who have found employment 65.
Earlier, the Polish foreign minister said that his country has done more for Ukraine than any other country.
Among the countries that help Ukraine, if we take into account military, financial, economic, humanitarian assistance, and the assistance for Ukrainian refugees, Poland has done more for Ukraine in terms of GDP than any other nation, he said.
On 14 November, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that he touched upon the possibility of supplying Soviet MiG29 fighter jets to Ukraine at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Later, Polish Defence Minister Wadysaw KosiniakKamysz rejected calls from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to expedite the supply of MiG29s to Ukraine, citing the same reason.
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