Zelenskyy Skips Ukraine Recovery Conference, Signaling Rift With Poland

President Zelenskyy will not attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk (June 25–26), sending his Prime Minister instead. The absence follows a diplomatic dispute with Warsaw—striking because Zelenskyy negotiated the event himself in February. Poland has been Ukraine's most reliable ally, hosting millions of refugees and funneling weapons. His no-show risks damaging donor confidence in reconstruction's political underpinnings.