Ukrainians warned of difficulties crossing the border with Poland
4 July 2024 08:15
The Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Western Border, has warned of a possible slowdown in traffic at checkpoints on the border with Poland, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Border guards explained that according to information received from the Polish side, traffic at the Shehyni checkpoint may be slowed down due to technical work.
There is also slower processing at the Rava-Ruska and Uhryniv checkpoints.
“We ask citizens to take the information into account and, if possible, choose other checkpoints to cross the border,”
– the Border Guard Service added.
It should be noted that on 1 July, Poland restricted the entry of Ukrainian trucks into the country through the checkpoints on the border with Ukraine.
Polish border guards allowed only those trucks that had an international freight permit or an ECMT carnet.
However, in the evening of the same day, the movement of trucks with Ukrainian registration through the checkpoints on the border with Poland was resumed.
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 to allow trucks to pass through. At the same time, trucks transporting grain crops were still not allowed to enter Poland.
