Polish protesters say they intend to resume protests on the border with Ukraine on March 1.
What is known about the protest's resumption at Ukrainian border
Drivers from the Lublin and Podkarpackie regions want to block crossings in Grebenna, Dorohusk and Korchov again. The protest may also cover access to the crossing in Medyka.
Truckers complain that they are allegedly being pushed out of the market by Ukrainians.
They also demand to renew the obligation of Ukrainian truckers to have a permit from November 2023.
The situation on the border with Ukraine
On February 21, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed European and Polish partners regarding the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
He said that he instructed the Ukrainian government to be at the border with Poland by February 24, inviting the Polish prime minister and the government to a meeting there.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said he supports the idea of a meeting between the Ukrainian and Polish governments.
On February 22, Polish PM Donald Tusk announced that border crossings with Ukraine, as well as sections of highways and railways, would be included in the list of critical infrastructure facilities to provide "a 100 per cent guarantee that military and humanitarian aid will reach the Ukrainian side without any delay".
Tusk also noted that Poland and Ukraine's governmental meeting will occur on March 28 in Warsaw.
On February 9, Polish farmers started blocking roads in Poland and checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border.
During this time, protesters twice dumped Ukrainian grain from transport — a truck and a train. On February 18, they blocked the movement of passenger train No. 119 Kyiv — Chelm, which had 260 passengers.
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland 2014-2022 Andriy Deshchytsia noted that the dissatisfaction of Polish farmers is being used by those forces who want to quarrel between Ukraine and Poland. And Moscow has the greatest interest in this.
