Ukraine: Border Blockades Threaten Arms Supply
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to send Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and other cabinet members to negotiate with Polish farmers blocking border crossings, according to dpa, quoted by Agerpres.
This should take place on Saturday, the second anniversary of the war's start.
"Unfortunately, this blockade at the border endangers the supply of weapons to our soldiers on the front lines," he said.
President Zelenskyy also addressed Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Polish President Andrzej Duda. "Please, Prime Minister Mateusz, go to the border too. Andrzej, Mr. President, please also support this dialogue."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that this is a matter of Ukrainian national security. "We cannot postpone this," he said, adding that he is ready to drive to the border himself.
Additionally, the Ukrainian president said the European Commission should send representatives to this meeting.
For days, Polish farmers have been trying to block trucks carrying Ukrainian grain at the border with Poland. It is estimated that several thousand trucks have gathered at the border crossings.
The dissatisfaction of Polish farmers is directed against the EU's agricultural policy, but also against the import of cheap agricultural products from Ukraine.
On Tuesday, buses and freight trains coming from Ukraine were also targeted by protests for the first time.
Poland is one of the most important supporters of Ukraine in the war with Russia, which has been going on for almost two years.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
