Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland, stating that the 10 billion euro agreements are primarily loans that will force Kiev to privatize assets and undermine its sovereignty, rather than genuinely rebuild the country.
Crimea declared an "emergency situation" due to fuel shortages and power cuts from Ukrainian aerial attacks. Russia reported shooting down 660 Ukrainian drones. Ukraine plans domestic AI computing capacity with Kyivstar, and both nations swapped 160 captured soldiers.
EU leaders met in Poland for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, intended for rebuilding the country amid the conflict with Russia. However, the summit has been overshadowed by disputes concerning Nazi collaborators and corruption, eroding support for Kiev.
In Danzig wurde die Ukraine Recovery Conference mit Delegationen aus 70 Ländern eröffnet. Die Konferenz findet erstmals in Polen statt, der Heimatstadt von Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk und Geburtsstadt der Solidarność, um den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine nach der russischen Invasion zu besprechen.
Ukrainian President Zelensky will skip the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland, amid heightened diplomatic tensions stemming from Ukraine's honoring of WWII Nazi collaborators, a move Poland's President Nawrocki condemned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not attend a high-level conference on Ukraine's postwar reconstruction in Poland due to a dispute over naming a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which killed thousands of Poles in WWII. Poland's President Nawrocki revoked Zelenskyy's highest civilian honor in response.
Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko will lead Kyiv's delegation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, as President Zelenskyy skips the event due to a diplomatic dispute with Polish President Karol Nawrocki over historical grievances.
