Poland

"The main lesson of the Polish blockade is that we need reforms to withstand competition" - Katsuba.

There is a global shortage of ammunition due to a shortage of gunpowder caused by increased demand during the war in Ukraine, making procurement of shells very difficult.

Polish farmers continue to block six border checkpoints with Ukraine, leaving about 2,200 trucks in line to enter the country.

Ukraine's national diving team won 37 medals, including 21 golds, at the World Diving Cup in France.

As a result of the fighting and technical problems, some power lines and substations in Ukraine have been temporarily de-energized, but the overall power system remains balanced.

Ukrainian officials are calling on Poland to find and punish those responsible for damaging grain cargo transported through Poland.

Consultations on the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border will be held in late March.

Over the weekend, Ukrainian agricultural products were dumped in Poland for the fourth time. The Ukrainian ambassador called on local authorities to do everything possible to find and punish those responsible.

Poland's foreign minister told Speaker Johnson that support for Ukraine is crucial to maintaining trust in the United States.

During a visit to Odesa on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the German foreign minister criticized Poland for blocking Ukrainian grain exports at the border and called for professional discussions between Polish and Ukrainian officials to resolve the issue.

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.

In January 2024, Ukraine exported record volumes of grain through the Black Sea corridor, reaching pre-war levels.

Ukrainian railroad operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported that unknown persons dumped about 180 tons of Ukrainian corn from 8 railcars in Poland, 150 km from the port of Gdansk, and said the incident would be handed over to Polish law enforcement agencies.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, construction of the Mostyska-Sknyliv section of the European railroad from Poland to Lviv will begin this year.

The Ukrainian government has proposed a five-point plan to resolve the situation on the border with Poland caused by Polish farmers' protests against imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Ukraine seeks to ensure sustainable pre-war exports by expanding existing export corridors, creating new ones, and strengthening alternative transportation routes, such as the Danube River Cluster.

The Polish and Ukrainian governments need frank discussions and quick decisions to calm the situation on the border between farmers.

Polish farmers resumed blocking at the Ustyluh checkpoint, thus blocking six checkpoints on the border, causing about 2,400 trucks to queue up.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine discussed the settlement of the crisis on the Ukrainian-Polish border with the President of the European Commission and presented the Ukrainian "Plan of Understanding".

Ukrainian drivers stuck on the border with Poland due to farmers' protests received hot food and groceries from the Ukrainian government with the help of international volunteers.

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.

Polish President Andrzej Duda pledged further support for Ukraine in its fight for freedom against Russia on the anniversary of the Russian invasion.

For the third time, unknown persons have spoiled Ukrainian agricultural products at a Polish railway station. This time in the morning, someone poured beans out of a Ukrzaliznytsia freight car.

NATO is already planning to open a Joint Analytical, Training and Education Center in Poland to provide joint training for the Defense Forces and Western allies.

Despite the attacks on substations in Kherson region, Ukraine's power grid is not experiencing a shortage of electricity due to sufficient domestic production and planned imports and exports of electricity.

The Prime Ministers of Italy, Georgia Maloney, and Belgium, Alexander De Crewe, arrived in Kyiv by train from Poland, along with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, to express solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine has revealed that most truck drivers stuck at the Krakovets-Korchova border crossing due to the blockade of the Polish border were carrying goods other than agricultural products, which has hurt both Ukrainian producers and European markets. The Ukrainian government is planning to propose the introduction of an electronic queue system similar to Ukraine's to reduce waiting times at the border.

Ukrainian border guards are monitoring the situation on the border around the clock and are constantly exchanging information with their Polish counterparts to resolve issues caused by the protests that blocked six checkpoints.

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 Ukrainian prime minister emphasized that the blockade on the Polish border negatively affects both the Ukrainian and Polish economies and trade. Shmyhal emphasized that "Poles and Polish farmers need to hear this truth in order to understand the senselessness of the border blockade.