Polish farmers stage general strike in Warsaw
Polish farmers, agrarian workers, foresters, and hunters staged a general strike in Warsaw on March 6 in protest against Ukrainian agricultural imports and EU environmental policies.
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Tusk: Poland to ask EU to sanction Russian, Belarusian agricultural products
Poland plans to ask the EU to impose sanctions on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products and foodstuffs, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on March 4.
Shmyhal: Poland's border disputes with Ukraine influenced by pre-election struggle, no blocking of critical cargo recorded
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal pointed out that economically, the ongoing trade disputes and border blockade cost Poland more than Ukraine. Only 5% of Ukrainian agricultural exports are transported by road, with 90% being shipped out via maritime routes, he noted.
Ukrenergo: Ukraine plans record electricity exports to 5 countries
Ukraine plans to export a record 13 gigawatt hours of electricity to other countries on March 4, namely to Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Moldova, Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned energy operator, announced.
Official: Poland holds informal talks with EU on exemptions for farmers
Warsaw is conducting informal negotiations with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on granting Polish farmers possible exemptions to the EU's Green Deal, Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna said on March 3.
Media: Six Ukrainians among those injured by car that crashed into crowd in Poland
Six Ukrainian citizens were injured after a car drove into a crowd of pedestrians on March 1 in Szczecin, Poland, Ukrinform reported.
State Border Guard: All border crossings with Poland remain blocked
All six checkpoints at the Ukrainian-Polish border remain blocked due to the ongoing Polish farmers’ protests, State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on March 3 on national television.
State Border Guard: Polish farmers completely block Medyka-Shehyni border crossing
Polish farmers have completely blocked the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing around 1 p.m. on March 1, State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on national television.
Investigation: Polish trucks ship Russian agricultural products to Poland from Belarus
While agricultural trade with Russia or Belarus is not prohibited or sanctioned in the EU, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently said that Warsaw would consider banning food imports from Russia, following Latvia's example.
Poland to consider banning Russian food imports
Poland will consider banning food imports from Russia after it "analyzes" the results of Latvia's decision to do so, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 29, citing Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Kyiv denies talks on temporary closure of Ukraine-Poland border
Taras Kachka, Ukraine's deputy economy minister who takes part in talks with Poland on the border blockade and trade disputes, said on Feb. 28 that the border's closure was not mentioned during the talks.
Tusk: Poland in talks with Ukraine on temporarily closing border for trade
Poland leads talks with Ukraine on the temporary closure of their mutual border for trade, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Feb. 28, stressing that such a solution would be "painful for both parties," RMF24 reported.
Polish farmers stage mass protest in Warsaw against Ukrainian imports, EU Green Deal
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Feb. 27 to join the Polish farmers' protest against Ukrainian agricultural imports and EU environmental policies.
NATO members say they are not considering sending troops to Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, as well as leaders of Germany, the U.K., and other European NATO member states, have reportedly said they are not considering deploying their troops to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested the possibility of Western military presence in the country.
Polish FM: Defeating Putin 'morally sound, strategically wise'
Sikorski urged the United States to provide Ukraine with desperately needed military aid in a speech delivered at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 26. .
Media: Polish carriers plan to rejoin protests at Ukraine's border on March 1
Starting early next month, carriers from Poland's Lublin and Podkarpackie regions want to relaunch their protests at the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska, Dorohusk-Yahodyn, and Krakovets-Korczowa crossings and possibly also at the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint, RMF24 reported.
Kyiv asks Warsaw to act after 160 tons of Ukrainian grain destroyed in Poland
The crops, en route to the port of Gdansk and then to other countries, were dumped at a Polish railway station near Bydgoszcz, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Feb. 25.
Ukrainian government visits border, proposes plan to Poland to solve blockade
The Ukrainian government has developed and proposed a five-point plan to Poland to solve the ongoing blockade led by Polish farmers, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Feb. 23 after visiting the border and speaking to Ukrainian truckers.
Ukrainian Railways: Agricultural goods again dumped from train at Polish border
Grain has been dumped from Ukrainian trains at the Polish border on at least two other occasions earlier in February, sparking condemnations in Ukraine.
Tusk rejects Zelensky's proposal to meet at border, says meeting already scheduled for March in Warsaw
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk rejected President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal to meet at the border of their countries to solve the ongoing blockade led by Polish farmers on Feb. 22, as he said a meeting between the two governments is already planned in March in Warsaw.
Poll: Almost 50% of Poles believe a Russian attack on Poland is likely
The 47% of Polish respondents who said that a Russian attack on Poland was probable represented a 16% increase from when a similar poll was conducted in May 2023.
Polish, Ukrainian governments should meet at border, Zelensky says
The Polish government, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, should come to the border with Ukraine to meet its Ukrainian counterparts and solve the ongoing blockade led by Polish farmers, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on Feb. 21.
Zelensky pledges 'quick steps' in response to blockade of Polish-Ukrainian border
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the ongoing border blockade of Polish farmers with Ukrainian officials on Feb. 21 and said Kyiv would take the next steps "very quickly." He didn't specify what these steps would entail.
Polish consul on farmers' actions at border: 'Disgrace and shame'
Polish Consul General in Lviv Eliza Dzwonkiewicz said that her criticism is not aimed against the farmers' demands but against the form of the protest.
Poll: Fewer Ukrainians consider Poland 'a friendly country' than last year
The share of Ukrainians who perceive Poland as "a friendly country" has decreased from 94% to 79% since June last year, according to a poll by the Sociological Group Rating published on Feb. 21.
Deputy minister: No free movement of trucks along entire Ukrainian-Polish border
Kyiv and Warsaw are negotiating a solution to the ongoing border blockade by Polish farmers, as there is no free movement of trucks at any crossing, Ukraine's Deputy Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on air on Feb. 21.
Poland extends protection for Ukrainian refugees until June 30
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the act on the protection of Ukrainian refugees, extending the legality of their stay from March 4 until June 30, Poland's Presidential Office said on Feb. 20.
Poland warns of further trade restrictions if deal with Ukraine not reached
Polish Agriculture Deputy Minister Michal Kolodziejczak said that Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski would hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Solskyi in the morning on Feb. 21 to discuss exports to Poland and see if an agreement can be reached.
Polish farmers threaten to extend border blockade until April, block buses from crossing
"If we decide not to let buses in, it will be very bad. But perhaps then our authorities will finally look for substantive solutions," said Roman Kondrow, the leader of an organization of Polish farmers involved in the protest.
Infrastructure Ministry: Grain dumped by Polish farmers was transiting to Germany
According to the Infrastructure Ministry, the protesters spilled about four metric tons of grain from two grain freight cars waiting to be reloaded onto the narrow gauge. These agricultural products were in transit to Germany.
Ukrainian carriers launch counter-demonstrations at Polish border
Ukrainian carriers on Feb. 20 began demonstrations at the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska, Medyka-Shehyni, and Krakivets-Korczowa crossings at the Polish border, calling for the end of the blockade by Polish farmers, Suspilne reported.
Polish farmers dump grain from train at Ukraine border crossing
Polish farmers have briefly blocked a railway track at the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing with Ukraine, dumping grain from standing freight cars, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Feb. 20.
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