Ukraine-Poland border

Poland to tighten Ukraine border with surveillance shield

Poland plans to construct a high-tech electronic barrier along its border with Ukraine, amid rising security concerns linked to Russia’s war, RMF FM reported on March 30.

30 March, 10:43 AM

Poland deports five Ukrainian citizens over public safety concerns

Polish authorities have detained six Ukrainian nationals on Sept. 19–20, five of whom were deported to Ukraine, Polish Border Guard said on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 11:52 PM

Polish farmers block Ukrainian border in protest over EU trade deal

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement has reignited protests on the Polish-Ukrainian border, with blockades resuming on Nov. 23-24, Polish outlet Puls Biznesu wrote on Nov. 24.

25 November 2024, 12:20 PM

Poland closes major border crossing with Ukraine for repairs

Poland is closing one of its border crossing points with Ukraine near the Yagodyn crossing for major repairs, Polish outlet RMF24 reported on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 01:44 PM

Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia unleashes missiles on Ukraine in its nighttime attack

Poland and its allies scrambled military aircraft in response to Russian airstrike on Ukraine overnight, Polish Armed Forces Operational Command reported on X on July 8.

8 July 2024, 08:15 AM

EU duties on Ukrainian products aid Polish market reentry

The European Commission's "emergency braking" mechanism, which imposes duties on eggs from Ukraine, had an immediate effect, said Pawel Podstawka, head of the Polish Federation of Poultry and Egg Producers, PAP reported on July 4.

5 July 2024, 03:36 PM

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

Ex-agriculture minister scandal halts Poland-Ukraine talks

Poland has suspended negotiations with Ukraine about farmer protests on the border following corruption charges against former Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, Poland's Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Michał Kołodziejczak, said in an interview with Polish newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on May 13.

13 May 2024, 03:45 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 border blockade shows systemic crisis — UA Economy Ministry

Blocking the Ukrainian border by Polish farmers is not a government action but a systemic crisis in Poland, Ukraine’s Deputy Economy Minister, Taras Kachka, said on national television, Ukrinform reported on April 19.

19 April 2024, 03:47 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

European Parliament postpones approval of duty-free trade deal with Ukraine

The scheduled March 25 vote by EU ambassadors on the regulations governing the import of Ukrainian agricultural products has been delayed until March 27, the Polish news outlet RMF24 reported on March 25.

26 March 2024, 12:16 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 to temporarily unblock key Ukraine border crossing — UA Border Guard

Polish farmers are planning to temporarily unblock the Krakovets checkpoint with Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service’s spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on national television on March 9.

9 March 2024, 04:26 PM

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