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Civilians in Zaporizhzhya Oblast trapped in dire situation by Russian blockade, says governor

Residents of some Russian-occupied settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast are under a complete blockade, regional governor Mykola Vinichenko told Radio Liberty on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 11:10 AM

Poland figures out what to do with Ukrainian grain

Poland should maintain blockade of Ukrainian grain, but with transit allowed when Polish ports have free transshipment capacity, said Monika Piątkowska, President of Grain and Feed Chamber of Poland, in an interview with farmer.pl on April 16.

16 April 2024, 05:54 PM

Poland aims to halt Ukrainian grain transit from April, negotiations with Kyiv underway

Warsaw expects to conclude negotiations with Kyiv this week to implement licenses for agricultural products, aiming to halt Ukrainian grain transit through Poland from Apr. 1, said Polish Minister of Development and Technology Krzysztof Hetman in an interview with Radio Lublin on March 25.

25 March 2024, 06:15 PM

Polish farmers suspend protests at Russian border, but continue blockade of Ukrainian checkpoints

Polish farmers have suspended their protest in the village of Grzechotki on the border with Russia due to the upcoming Easter holidays, Polish Radio reported on March 24, citing the organizers of the action.

25 March 2024, 11:36 AM

Polish farmers block movement of trucks from Ukraine at two checkpoints – State Border Guard Service

Polish farmers are currently preventing trucks from leaving Ukraine at the Yahodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints, Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service, said on March 24.

24 March 2024, 04:40 PM

Poles block buses from Ukraine — passengers detained without explanation

Polish protesters and police at border checkpoints are halting buses traveling to and from Ukraine, detaining passengers without explanation, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister reported on X on March 11.

11 March 2024, 05:50 PM

Polish farmers stand down, reopen key Lithuania border crossing after almost week-long protest

Polish farmers have ended their protest on the border with Lithuania, and vehicles are no longer being checked, a representative of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service, Giedrius Mishutis said on March 7, according to news agency Interfax-Ukraine.

7 March 2024, 06:45 PM

Poles to allow 12 trucks to cross into Ukraine once every 12 hours, says border agency spokesman

Polish farmers have decided to let 12 trucks through the Shehyni checkpoint to Ukraine once every 12 hours, the spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service (SBGS), Andriy Demchenko, said on March 5, according to news agency Ukrinform.

5 March 2024, 02:55 PM

Polish protesters block all six border crossing points with Poland

Polish protesters continue to block all traffic at border crossing points, stopping all trucks from crossing, State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on national TV on March 3.

3 March 2024, 12:55 PM

Total Ukraine-Poland border closure would be disastrous, freight forwarder warns

Ukrainian truck drivers endure weeks-long waits at checkpoints along the Ukrainian-Polish border. But what are the true costs of this delay?

1 March 2024, 04:20 PM

Ukrainian drivers wait for weeks in dire conditions at Polish border — NV interview

Viktor Koptenkov, the director and co-founder of Dart Logistic Ukraine, discussed the challenging conditions faced by his company’s truck drivers at the blocked border with Poland in an interview with NV.

1 March 2024, 12:55 PM

Polish minister identifies culprit in border blockade: neither Poland, Ukraine, nor Putin

Czesław Siekierski, Polish Minister of Agriculture said that the EC is responsible for the uncontrolled inflow of agricultural products from Ukraine to Poland and the European market, as well as for the provisions of the Green Deal that have led to farmers’ protests across Europe,Polish ministry reported in press release on Feb. 25.

26 February 2024, 04:06 PM

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