European countries did not join Polish grain protests

As of the evening of February 18, the participation of farmers from other European countries in the Polish protest announced the day before has not been confirmed.

According to the State Customs Service, truck traffic at the Dorohusk-Yagodyn international border crossing point was completely blocked in both directions on February 18 by Polish farmers holding a large-scale protest on the access roads in front of Dorohusk.

“Despite the protesters’ promises to allow perishable, dangerous or humanitarian cargo to cross, not a single truck has crossed the border since then,” the statement said.

At the same time, buses were allowed to cross as usual, without queues.

“Since noon on February 18, Polish protesters have been trying to obstruct train traffic on the railroad tracks in Dorohusk, which may be a false start to the action announced earlier on February 20,” the State Customs Service said.

Earlier it was reported that amid a nationwide strike called by Polish farmers, on February 11, near the Dorohusk checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, Poles damaged Ukrainian trucks and poured grain out of them. At the same time, Poland announced its intention to check all grain in transit from Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Warsaw, Vasyl Zvarych, called the actions a “shameful and insulting crime,” saying that Ukrainian diplomats had appealed to the Polish police. Law enforcement officials launched an investigation.

Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Sekerski apologizes for the Ukrainian grain scattered on the border by Polish farmers.

Paul

Tags: Ukraine, EU, Poland, protests, restrictions