Polish protesters unblock truck traffic on the border with Ukraine
7 June 2024 09:26
Polish farmers have stopped a protest in front of the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoint. This was reported by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
It is noted that the traffic for freight transport in front of the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoint was unblocked from the Polish side at midnight on 7 June.
“In fact, heavy traffic of trucks in both directions began at 1 am. Currently, all checkpoints on the border with Poland are operating normally,”
– andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, told Ukrainska Pravda.
According to him, over the past 24 hours, as before, there was a zero rate of truck crossings in the direction of Poland at this checkpoint. About 60 trucks travelled towards Ukraine.
It should be noted that protesters blocked truck traffic at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint on 4 June. Representatives of local farmers again demanded to reduce the import of grain crops into Poland from Ukraine.
Border blockade and trade wars
Polish farmers have begun a blockade of the border with Ukraine due to the influx of Ukrainian grain, which, according to the Poles, lowers prices for their products and makes them less competitive. Farmers in Poland claim that this negatively affects their income, as Ukrainian grain is sold at lower prices, which reduces the value of local products.
The main demand of the protesters is to cancel the preferential trade regime with Ukraine and return the permit system for importing goods to Poland.
As part of the protest, Polish farmers blocked 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 poured Ukrainian grain directly onto the ground.
At the end of April this year, Polish farmers unblocked the Rava-Ruska checkpoint on the border with Ukraine for trucks to pass through. At the same time, trucks transporting grain crops were still not allowed to enter Poland.
