Polish farmers unblocked the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne border crossing point
29 April 2024 13:59
Polish farmers have stopped blocking the movement of trucks in front of the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoint. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reports.
Now the border crossing in both directions is carried out as usual.
At the same time, trucks transporting grain crops will not be allowed to enter Poland. This type of cargo can only be transported through Poland in transit.
Border blockade and trade wars
on 9 February 2024, Polish farmers launched a nationwide strike and a blockade of the border with Ukraine, which is scheduled to last until the end of April. The initiator was the independent farmers’ trade union Solidarity.
The main demand of the protesters is to cancel the preferential trade regime with Ukraine and to return the permit system for importing goods into Poland. According to the Polish farmers, cheap and low-quality Ukrainian products have flooded Polish and European markets and are driving Polish producers out of them.
As part of the protest, Polish farmers block truck traffic, even transit traffic, at checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, and sometimes even the movement of freight trains across the border. On several occasions, protesters have poured Ukrainian grain directly onto the ground. The Polish government has hardly reacted to these actions, has not tried to unblock the routes and generally supports the protesters’ position.
Poland has imposed an embargo on Ukrainian grain and threatens to impose an embargo on all Ukrainian agricultural products.
