Poland and Ukraine could create a major export corridor to the Middle East — opinion

Poland and Ukraine should jointly rethink Europe’s economic geography and establish a major export corridor from the EU to the Middle East. This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by former head of the Management Board of the Industrial Development Agency of Poland, Bartłomiej Babuszka, commenting on prospects for cooperation between Kyiv and Warsaw.

According to him, a key element of such a corridor should be the development of modern transport infrastructure, including road and rail routes through Ukraine to Black Sea ports, including Odesa. In Babuszka’s view, this would significantly strengthen the export potential of both countries and reshape regional supply logistics.

He also stressed the importance of existing economic ties: Ukraine is one of the key markets for Polish exports, with a volume of around $14 billion, and ranks seventh among Poland’s trading partners. After the war, he estimated, this figure could grow further, especially in the reconstruction sector.

Babuszka noted that Ukraine’s reconstruction should serve as a foundation for new logistics routes and joint infrastructure projects. These include a pilot motorway project between the “Korczowa–Krakovets” border crossing and Lviv, which could serve as a model for future cooperation.

At the same time, he said that Ukraine and Poland are already moving toward deeper cooperation in the defence industry, including the creation of joint ventures and the use of Ukraine’s battlefield experience. In his view, this strengthens the strategic partnership between the two countries and opens new investment opportunities.

According to Bartłomiej Babuszka, the creation of a joint transport and export corridor to the Middle East could become a “project of historic scale” that would reshape Europe’s economic map and strengthen the role of Ukraine and Poland as key transit states between the EU and global markets.

IC UAC according to ukragroconsult