Polish-Ukrainain border blockade

Polish border blockade protest ends

Polish protesters who had been blocking freight traffic at the Yahodyn–Dorohusk border crossing ended their action in the evening of May 13, according to Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service.

14 May 2025, 02:07 AM

Kyiv urges Poland to resolve border protests

Deputy Foreign Minister Oleksandr Mishchenko met with Poland’s ambassador to Ukraine, Piotr Lukasiewicz, to discuss the blockade of freight traffic at the Dorohusk border crossing by Polish protesters, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on May 13.

13 May 2025, 09:46 PM

Polish haulers slow Ukrainian trucks at Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing

Polish truckers launched a protest at the Dorohusk border crossing, opposite Ukraine’s Yahodyn checkpoint, on May 12, limiting Ukrainian truck traffic to one vehicle per hour in each direction, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram.

12 May 2025, 07:15 PM

Polish truckers plan months-long blockade at Ukraine border

Truck traffic through the Yahodyn–Dorohusk border crossing may be disrupted starting today due to a protest on the Polish side, State Border Guard Service reported on May 12.

12 May 2025, 02:24 PM

Traffic resumes at Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing with Poland

Two-way vehicle traffic has resumed at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint on the Ukraine-Poland border, Ukraine's State Customs Service reported on Telegram on Nov. 30.

30 November 2024, 06:59 PM

Polish farmers vow to resume mass border blockades in December if demands aren't met

The suspension of border blockades by Polish farmers is temporary, and protest actions could resume in December on a much larger scale, according to one of the strike leaders, Roman Kondrów, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2024, 06:16 PM

Polish Agriculture Minister to meet farmers blocking border crossing

Polish Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski plans to meet with farmers blocking the Medyka-Sheginie border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border, RMF24 reports on Nov. 24.

24 November 2024, 04:35 PM

Polish farmers launch protest at border, truck exits from Ukraine fully blocked

Polish farmers began a protest on Nov. 23, in the village of Medyka, located at the border with Ukraine. They blocked the road leading to the Shehyni checkpoint, preventing trucks from crossing into Poland, RMF24 reports.

23 November 2024, 11:25 AM

Polish protesters set date to unblock Ukraine border

Poles announced the time of the termination of the truck traffic blockade across the Ukrainian-Polish border, the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service reported on Facebook on June 6.

6 June 2024, 09:00 PM

Polish protesters restrict truck traffic at Ukrainian border checkpoint

Polish protesters blocked truck traffic near the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint, the press service of the State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on June 4.

4 June 2024, 04:42 PM

Poles strike at Ukraine border again

Polish protesters staged a one-day strike at the Dolhobychuv-Uhryniv border crossing with Ukraine, the State Customs Service reported on Telegram on May 10.

10 May 2024, 06:32 PM

Over 3,500 Polish businesses suffered due to the border blockade with Ukraine

Border blockades and political tensions have caused Polish companies to lose up to 20% of their Ukrainian clients and reduce production in Poland, according to Karol Kubica, head of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency's Kyiv office

2 May 2024, 04:59 PM

Poland lifts blockade at all border crossings with Ukraine, Border Guard Service reports

Polish farmers concluded their blockade of Ukrainian trucks at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint at 10 a.m. EET, with truck traffic now resuming, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Facebook on April 29.

29 April 2024, 01:45 PM

Polish opposition leader Kaczynski warns of agricultural threats from EU Green Deal, Ukrainian imports

The introduction of the EU's Green Deal program in Poland will lead to the destruction of Polish agriculture, the leader of the Polish opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said on April 27, according to news agency Ukrinform.

28 April 2024, 03:07 PM

Polish protesters end truck blockade at major Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint on Ukraine border

Polish protesters ended the blockade of trucks on the road leading to the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint, which had been going on since Feb. 9, the State Border Guard Service reported on April 22.

22 April 2024, 05:53 PM

'Stop hurting Ukraine' - Polish PM Tusk asks farmers to end border blockades

Warning that the fate of the war could be decided soon, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on protesting farmers to end their border blockades, Polish Radio reported.

19 April 2024, 01:33 PM

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

Polish protesters suspend blockade of Uhryniv-Dołhobyczów checkpoint

Polish farmers stopped blocking trucks on the road leading to the Uhryniv-Dołhobyczów checkpoint, the State Border Guard Service reported on April 16.

16 April 2024, 05:42 PM

Ukrainian National Bank estimates losses from Polish border blockade

The resumption of the blockade on Ukraine’s western borders in February significantly affected imports, with the National Bank reporting estimated losses of $350-400 million for the month, as stated in their report released on April 4.

5 April 2024, 12:57 PM

Ukraine and Poland sign energy cooperation memorandum

A memorandum on cooperation between Ukraine and Poland in the energy sphere has been signed within the framework of inter-governmental consultations in Warsaw, Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported on March 28.

30 March 2024, 03:04 PM

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