Lorries' traffic resumed at the "Rava-Ruska — Grebenne" checkpoint on the border with Poland.
What is the situation on the border with Ukraine?
According to information received from the Polish Border Guard, on April 29, after 10:00 a.m. Kyiv time, Polish farmers stopped blocking the movement of cargo vehicles in front of the "Grebenne—Rava-Ruska" checkpoint.
Registration and passage of trucks across the border in two directions are carried out as usual.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) specified that all border checkpoints with Poland are currently unblocked.
At the same time, according to the available information, trucks moving grain crops will not be allowed to enter Poland through the Rava Ruska checkpoint. This type of cargo can follow the territory of Poland only in the transit mode.
SBGS notes that the neighbouring state has not accumulated trucks; the trucks leaving Ukraine are moving according to the E-Cherga.
Drivers and carriers are traditionally asked to consider this information when planning international transportation.
What has preceded it?
From November 2023, Poles periodically block checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. Polish transporters and farmers have been obstructing the movement of trucks for varying lengths of time, demanding from their authorities and the European Union to improve working conditions and preferences.
They were asking for a ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine that do not meet EU standards, the return of the permit system for Ukrainian transporters, subsidies for fertilizers, compensation for excise duty on fuel, payment of subsidies, and have other demands that have nothing to do with Ukraine.
On March 28, 2024, the governments of Ukraine and Poland discussed unblocking borders for agricultural products and had a shared vision for solving this issue.
