News from Polish border looks like mockery near Kupiansk, Zelenskyy states
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Near Kupiansk, where enemy artillery continues unabated, news of a blockade of the border by Polish farmers seems simply mocking. Ukraine and Poland need to seek common rational solutions to resolve this situation, according to the evening address by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"The situation on our western border - the border with Poland - cannot be perceived as normal or ordinary. Simple and clear justice is needed," says Zelenskyy.
The president notes that only 5% of Ukrainian agro-exports pass through the Polish border. Therefore, according to him, the issue is not about grains, but rather about politics.
"And near Kupiansk, not far from the border with Russia, where enemy artillery continues unabated, news from the Polish border looks simply mocking. Joint decisions, rational decisions are needed to resolve this situation. Decisions between us and the Poles first and foremost, and all of Europe, concerned about the fate of Europe," emphasizes the head of state.
Border blockade
Polish farmers announced that they would block all border checkpoints with Ukraine starting from February 20. This also includes approaches to railway stations and seaports.
On February 9, Polish farmers blocked three border checkpoints with Ukraine, causing disruptions in the movement of trucks and trains. Later, it became known that they unblocked one of the checkpoints on the border with Ukraine - the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint.
Already on February 12, Polish farmers blocked two more checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. They also continued their protest at the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint.
At the same time, as reported by the State Border Guard Service, Polish protesters only blocked the movement of trucks and promised to allow passenger cars and buses to pass.
It is worth noting that on February 19, Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov held urgent talks with Jacek Siewiera, Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, regarding the inadmissibility of blocking passenger transport.
