The German Foreign Ministry talks about Berlin’s position on the issue of compensation to Poland for the losses of the Second World War.
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Germany refuses to pay 1.3 trillion dollars to Poland
Today, Thursday, the German Foreign Ministry confirmed that Berlin’s position on the issue of paying compensation to Poland for World War II losses has not changed, and that this issue is settled.
A spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said, in an interview with “Sputnik”, that “the position of the federal government has not changed, and the issue of compensation has been settled.”
He added, “Poland refused to accept more compensation as long ago as 1953, and has repeatedly confirmed its refusal.”
Earlier today, the head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PIS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, announced that Poland will ask for 6.2 trillionzlotys (about 1.3 trillion dollars) from Germany in compensation for damages caused by World War II.
“The amount that has been assessed as a cost of damage is 6 trillion and 200 billion zlotys (about $1.3 trillion),” Kaczynski said, presenting his report on Poland’s war losses.
A few years ago, a controversy arose in Poland about the need for Warsaw to demand that Berlin pay compensation to the country for damages incurred during World War II, and a special parliamentary commission was established to calculate the amount of damages.
For its part, the German government has repeatedly announced that it does not intend to make payments to Poland.
Germany considers that it has already paid fairly large reparations, and that there is no basis for questioning Poland’s refusal to receive reparations announced in 1953.