Poland will provide Ukraine with 27 thousand tons of gasoline to help overcome its shortage. This was stated during a press conference by First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko, reports Polskie Radio..

According to Yulia Sviridenko, the reason for the shortage of fuel is that before the war, 97 percent of fuel was supplied to Ukraine by Russia and Belarus.. These destinations are closed today.. In addition, the Russians destroyed the Kremenchug Oil Refinery. Consequently, as part of the aid, 25,000 tons of gasoline will be sent from Polish stocks to balance the fuel market.. Ukraine will start receiving these resources from the beginning of next week.

Yulia Sviridenko and Anna Moscow. Photo: Focus.

Anna Moskva, Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland, took part in the same press conference.. She said that work is underway to increase the capacity of the Polish-Ukrainian border for transporting fuel.. According to her, there has never been such good cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian fuel companies.. New supply lines and a new energy security system are being created. According to the Polish Ministry of the Environment, cooperation will continue in peacetime.

Recall that Ukraine suspended state regulation of fuel prices in order to avoid shortages in war conditions.. At the same time, the marginal price limit for gasoline will be 52 UAH/liter, diesel fuel - 58 UAH/liter. Petrol station chains have begun to enter into the first agreements for the supply of fuel, the price of which is no longer limited by government regulation.