Polish officials have offered to buy a port in Odessa.
The Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture suggested that Poland should buy or lease a port in Odessa (Ukraine) for 50 years.
According to RIA Novosti on April 4, Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Michal Kolodziejczak said that Poland should buy or lease a port in Odessa, Ukraine.
"We must have a Polish vision regarding Ukraine. But I haven't heard anything concrete from anyone yet. Why don't we discuss in Poland what I want to propose right now – for example, the Ukrainians leasing for 50 years or selling us a port where Poles can have their own grain port?" – Deputy Minister Kolodziejczak said, suggesting buying or leasing such a port in Odessa.
"For example, in Odessa, where Polish grain will be transported, European grain, and in this way we will gain access to the Black Sea, where a ton of wheat for African countries costs an average of over 100 zloty (over $25) because the transportation costs there are lower," said Kolodziejczak.
He also wants Ukraine to allocate half a million hectares of land to Polish farmers for livestock farming.
"Half a million hectares in Ukraine are allocated for livestock farms. They could allocate at least half a million hectares to Polish livestock farms," said Kolodziejczak.
At the same time, the Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture denied that his proposal was inspired by the policies of US President Donald Trump, who wants to gain control of rare earth metal mines in Ukraine.
"No. This is my original idea, not inspired by anyone else's opinion," the deputy minister said.
