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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

Police clash as farmers’ protest expands in Poland

Protesting Polish farmers took the streets of the country’s capital, burning tires and throwing firecrackers outside the Prime Minister’s office, Reuters reported on March 6.

6 March 2024, 09:30 PM

17-kilometer-long queue at Ukrainian border — Polish police

A line of trucks approximately 17 kilometers long has formed at Poland’s border with Ukraine near Srebrzyszcze, public broadcaster Polskie Radio reported on March 4, citing Chelm District police department.

4 March 2024, 09:40 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

Polish farmers realize ‘protests are being used by radical politicians and Russian special services,’ Deputy Economy Minister says

Polish farmers protesting on the border with Ukraine have realized that their actions are being used by Russian special services to create hostility between Ukrainians and Poles, Deputy Economy Minister Taras Kachka said on national television on Mar. 2.

3 March 2024, 11:25 AM

Polish farmers look for Ukrainian grain at Lithuania border

Protesting Polish farmers have launched a week-long blockade of the Budzisko-Kalvarija crossing on the border between Poland and Lithuania, local authorities in Kalvarija reported via Facebook on March 1.

1 March 2024, 10:00 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

Some 2,250 Ukrainian trucks stuck in queues at all six Polish checkpoints, State Border Guard Service reports

Some 2,250 Ukrainian trucks are stuck in queues at the Polish border as Polish farmers continue to block cargo traffic, allowing only a few trucks per hour in both directions at all checkpoints, the Ukinform news agency reported on Feb. 28, citing State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko.

28 February 2024, 05:35 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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