While in Poland, Polish law enforcement officers prevented the protest of Ukrainian transporters who wanted to block the road at the entrance of one of the border points in Poland. This was reported by Strana.ua.
The publication states that the action was requested by Ukrainian carriers who were stuck in Poland due to the blockade of borders by Polish farmers.
The publication claims that Polish security forces blocked passage to the pedestrian crossing for Ukrainian drivers. Ukrainian drivers sang the national anthem after the “verbal scandal”.
Before that, Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yaroslav Zheleznyak statedIt was stated that the Ukrainian budget lost approximately 20 billion hryvnia (more than 523 million dollars) due to the blockade of checkpoints on the Polish border.
February 29 Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Economy Taras Kachka statedHe said Kiev may limit exports of agricultural products to the EU after protests from European farmers. According to him, market predictability is currently more important for Ukrainian officials than the “aggressive expansion” of products into European markets.
Formerly political scientist explainedWhy did a conflict break out between Ukraine and Poland?