Donald Tusk
Polish farmers have announced a new strike at the Ukrainian border, which will last until April 30, to protest the Green Deal and restrictions on food imports from Ukraine.
Polish exports to Ukraine increased significantly to a record 51. 7 billion zlotys in 2023 amid Russia's full-scale invasion, while imports from Ukraine amounted to 20.3 billion zlotys, resulting in the largest trade surplus with Ukraine in Poland's history of 31.4 billion zlotys.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Zvarych, called on Poles to end the blockade of the border with Ukraine, which benefits russia by weakening the economies of both countries and Ukraine's defense capabilities against russian aggression.
The newspaper reports that the Polish prosecutor's office wiretapped politicians and officials using modern Hermes spyware.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk proposes a resolution to ban Russian and Belarusian agricultural and food products in response to the conflict in Ukraine.
Poland is holding informal talks with the EU president to exempt Polish farmers from some provisions of the European Green Deal, due to fears that the neighborhood with Ukraine could harm the agricultural market.
The European Union will step up inspections of carriers to ensure compliance with agreements on grain exports from Ukraine amid Polish protests over Ukrainian goods.
Polish farmers completely blocked truck traffic at the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint on the border with Ukraine.
The European Commission has approved a decision granting Poland access to €137 billion in EU funding, with the first tranche of €6. 3 billion expected in the coming weeks and €1.4 billion for investments in agriculture.
The Latvian government has imposed an embargo on Russian products, and the Polish Prime Minister said that Poland is considering doing the same in response to uncontrolled supplies from Russia and Belarus that are destabilizing European markets.
Polish farmers continue to block six checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, leading to the accumulation of about 2,200 trucks in queues and a significant decrease in the number of truck crossings.
The Ukrainian deputy prime minister denied that Ukraine is negotiating to close the border with Poland and said that maintaining an open border is important for Ukraine's survival in the war with Russia.
Tensions in the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria in Moldova pose a risk of further Russian provocations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Ukraine and Poland did not discuss the closure of the borders during the negotiations on the protesters and the unblocking of the checkpoints. Diplomats are currently looking for a constructive solution to unblock the border and take into account the interests of farmers on both sides.
Tusk criticized Fico for opposing military aid to Ukraine, suggesting that without such aid, the Russian border would move further.
European leaders say they have no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk threatens to tighten the embargo on Ukrainian food products if the EU does not find a compromise to protect Polish farmers.
Finland has handed over 22 aid packages to Ukraine and will continue to provide military assistance, including ammunition and air defense equipment.
The Czech Republic and Poland are not considering sending troops to Ukraine, according to statements by their prime ministers after a meeting in Paris, where the possibility remained open but not agreed upon by European countries.
Polish protesters threw nails and screws at a border crossing to Ukraine in an attempt to stop truck traffic. Polish road services have cleared the road, and law enforcement is investigating the incident.
The prime ministers of Poland and Canada discussed the use of frozen russian funds to help Ukraine and increase pressure on russia over its invasion.
Consultations on the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border will be held in late March.
President Zelenskyy emphasized that he hoped that the issue of Poland's blocking of Ukrainian exports would be resolved and that Ukraine would protect its business.
On February 24, Polish protesters temporarily ended their blockade of the Ustyluh-Zosin checkpoint on the anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine, allowing trucks and cars to cross the border according to the established procedure.
Ukraine offers Poland a five-step plan to unblock the border, including a ban on russian agricultural exports to the EU and the creation of a trilateral headquarters with the European Commission.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine and a group of ministers arrived at the border with Poland for talks, but did not meet with Polish officials. Earlier, Zelenskyy instructed the government to be at the border with Poland by February 24. He also called on the president and prime minister of Poland to arrive there.
Lubinets initiated an urgent expert discussion involving experts from both sides, including representatives of agricultural enterprises, in the presence of the two ombudsmen: Ukraine and Poland.
The Polish government is ready to take further decisions on effective control of products imported to Poland and the EU at the border.
Polish police are investigating reports of spilled rapeseed from Ukrainian grain trucks on railroad tracks in Poland.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said that farmers' protests against the access of Ukrainian goods to the Polish market is a European problem that the European Commission should solve.