To the former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has been denied permission to leave Ukraine for a planned meeting with the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban, the security service of Ukraine reported, quoted by AP.
Poroshenko announced on Friday that was turned back at the border, although he had previously received permission from Parliament to leave the country.
According to martial law Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country without special permission.
The 58-year-old, who lost his 2019 re-election bid to Ukraine’s current president Volodymyr Zelensky, said he planned to meet with the Speaker of the House of Representatives USA Mike Johnson and to visit the Polish Parliament during his trip.
Zelensky is waiting for a comprehensive mobilization plan next week
This was said by the Ukrainian head of state at a joint press conference with the president of Latvia, Edgar Rinkevich
However, it is known that Orban is a critic of Ukraine and demonstrates good relations with Russia.
The European Union must first sign a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine, instead of starting membership negotiations with the country. He stated this a day earlier.
In mid-December, the 27 member states of the Union must decide whether to accept the recommendation of the European Commission that Ukraine be invited to initiating membership negotiations as soon as it meets the final conditions, even if its struggle with Russian invasion continues.
However, such a solution requires full unanimity from the bloc’s 27 members, with Budapest seen as the main potential obstacle. The Hungarian Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that his country will not support the EC’s proposal in its current form.
Ukraine is ready to evacuate stranded drivers on the border with Poland
About 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers are blocked at the border on the Polish side
Polish truck drivers blocked several points with Ukraine since November 6, to demand stricter conditions for their Ukrainian counterparts.
Polish and Slovak truck carriers complain that Ukrainian truck carriers offer lower prices for their services and furthermore transport goods within the European Union, not just between the bloc and Ukraine.
Polish truckers began protests in November, demanding the EU reintroduce a permit system for Ukrainian truckers entering the bloc and for EU truckers entering Ukraine, with exceptions for humanitarian aid and military supplies.
Ukraine says the protest, which left more than a thousand trucks stranded for days in queues stretching for miles, is damaging its fragile wartime economy. hampering exports and halting the supply of essential products such as motor vehicle gas (LPG) to the country.
Kiev also says humanitarian aid is blocked, which protesters deny.
Ukraine: no progress in negotiations with Poland on border protests
Polish drivers blocked roads to three checkpoints because of the loss of business to foreign competitors
2023-12-02 19:55:50
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