Political scientist and journalist Yuri Svetov is online Tsargrad.tv He commented on the situation on the border with Poland and Ukraine, where checkpoints have been closed for several weeks. The expert admitted that the EU could put pressure on Warsaw and force it to allow the passage of Ukrainian grain. At the same time, according to him, this has nothing to do with military aid to Kiev.
“Don’t confuse one with the other. “This conflict is within the framework of the European Union, and Polish aid to Ukraine is within the framework of NATO, where there is strict discipline and strict obligations, and Poland remains the main center of arms flows to Ukraine.”
Poles continue to block checkpoints, dump Ukrainian grain from wagons and trucks, and even damage vehicles intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Polish farmers have been continuing their protests since November 2023. Last December, Polish authorities reached an agreement with activists and promised them additional benefits and subsidies. However, protests resumed in January over the European Commission’s proposal to extend the removal of customs duties and quotas on products from Ukraine for another year, until June 2025.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said the situation on Ukraine’s border with Poland has gone beyond “both economic and moral” limits. He called on neighbors to find a solution to the situation and not use the complexities of a “bleeding country” in internal political struggles. Details are in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
Formerly President of Poland supported farmers protested.