President Vladimir Zelensky on February 19 criticized the blocking of checkpoints on the border with Ukraine by Polish farmers, calling for joint and rational solutions to this situation.
Source: “European truth“with reference to Zelensky’s evening address
Details: According to Zelensky, the events on the border with Poland “cannot be perceived as something normal or ordinary.”
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“Only 5% of our agricultural exports pass through the Polish border. Therefore, in fact, the situation is not in grain, but rather in politics. And near Kupyansk, not far from the border with Russia, where enemy artillery does not subside, the news from the border with Poland looks simple mockingly,” he emphasized.
According to the head of state, to resolve the situation, joint and rational decisions are needed – “our decision with the Poles, first of all, and everyone in Europe who is concerned about the fate of Europe.”
Let us recall that on February 18 it was reported that protesters in the evening tried to block the paths at the Yagodin-Dorogusk checkpoint, but the police intervened. Truck traffic at this checkpoint was completely blocked on Sunday.
On Monday, Ukrzaliznytsia reported that protesters on Sunday passenger train blocked “Kyiv-Chelm”, after the intervention of the police, the train was able to pass.
On Tuesday in Brussels, at the initiative of the Ukrainian side, a Joint coordination platform on issues of export and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products.
2024-02-19 19:13:13
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