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On the morning of February 20, Polish protesters intensified their protests near the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint. Farmers blocked the railroad. They also spilled grain from a freight car on the tracks. This was reported by a Suspilne correspondent from the scene. “This is a reaction to the influx of grain from Ukraine. It is very bad. […]
State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko noted that the protests of Polish farmers on the border with Ukraine caused problems with the delivery of humanitarian aid. “With the number of border crossings that we have at the moment regarding the movement of trucks, I have doubts that the participants of this blockade are letting […]
Starting Thursday, February 15, at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint, Ukrainian carriers plan to launch a protest in response to the actions of Polish farmers who are blocking truck traffic across the Ukrainian-Polish border. This was reported by Suspilne. The campaign is scheduled to start at 09:00. According to Vitaliy Kotsenko, head of the NGO “Carriers of […]
Polish farmers who are members of the Solidarity trade union have announced a new wave of protests on the Ukrainian-Polish border. As part of the general strike, they are going to block border crossings and roads. The reason for preparations for the next rally is farmers’ dissatisfaction with Brussels’ decision to import agricultural products from […]
Polish carriers, who have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine since November, have reached an agreement with the government on certain demands and will end their protest. This was reported by Reuters. By agreement, the protest will be stopped on Wednesday at 13:00 Kyiv time. “This is not the end, but the protest will be […]
On January 13, Romanian farmers and agrarians began blocking truck traffic through the Porubnea-Siret international road checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. The reasons and estimated duration of the blockade are unknown. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. It is already a well-known fact that not only the Russians are […]
On Saturday, January 6, an agreement was signed between the Minister of Agriculture and the farmers who protested at the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint. This was reported by Polsat News. Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Sekerski promised to meet all the demands of farmers. We are talking about subsidies for corn in the amount of 1 million […]
Poland is preparing to lift the blockade of the Shehyni-Medica checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the Rzeczpospolita publication. Today in Rzeszow, Minister of Agriculture Czesław Siekerski will sign an agreement with farmers under the “Deceived Village” agreement, thanks to which they will no longer block the border crossing in Medyka. […]
Polish farmers have resumed their protest at the Shehyni-Medica checkpoint. At 09:00 on January 4, they began blocking traffic at the checkpoint. According to the State Border Guard Service, traffic is likely to be hampered both when leaving and entering Poland. “About 800 trucks are currently waiting to enter Ukraine on the territory of Poland […]
On December 30, many videos of blocked checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border began to appear online. In particular, Ukrainian border guards stopped letting men with many children and men with disabilities, who are legally allowed to leave and return to Ukraine without hindrance. This caused an increase in queues at the checkpoints and a large […]