U.S. Special Representative Penny Pritzker unveils Ukraine recovery plan
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U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery
Penny Pritzker outlined a plan with five key conditions for ensuring the
success of Ukraine’s recovery, Voice
of America reported on Aug. 3.
Pritzker pointed on the need for urgent governmental planning for the reconstruction of Ukraine as a unified project. In her opinion, the lack of coordination between different departments is hampering reconstruction process, the official said during the final conference at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
Her plan looks like this:
- Uninted planning of Ukraine's reconstruction
- Rapid increase in the number of ready-made projects
- Anti-corruption reforms
- International investment in Ukraine
- Return of Ukrainians from abroad
As a recent example, Pritzker cited restoration of Ukraine's energy system after Russian strikes - in this process, without clear priorities, it is extremely difficult to coordinate efforts of states willing to assist Kyiv.
Pritzker belives that Ukraine's recovery should involve qualified experts, engineers, planners, and managers who can work together with Ukrainian officials.
At the end of her speech in the United States, Pritzker said that international partners must help to realize the "Ukrainian dream," but first of all, the Ukraine itself must be interested in this and lead the process of rebuilding itself.
Ukrainian bilateral relations
Earlier, CNN reported that the 10-year agreement would oblige the United States to continue training of the Ukrainian military, expand cooperation in the production of weapons and military equipment, continue military assistance, and share a large amount of intelligence.
The Washington Post reported that future U.S. presidents will be able to withdraw from the agreement, as it is not a treaty and will not be ratified by the U.S. Congress.
Ukraine has already signed bilateral security agreements with the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, the United States, and Japan.
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