Warsaw

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with President of Poland Andrzej Duda in Warsaw to discuss further support for Ukraine, including the provision of weapons, Ukraine's integration into NATO and the EU, and increased cooperation to defeat Russian aggression.

Poland will work to convene the first intergovernmental conference between the EU and Ukraine no later than June 2024, which will mark the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

Ukraine and Poland held governmental consultations in Warsaw to resolve issues such as the situation at the border and agricultural trade and to find mutually beneficial solutions through dialogue and compromise.

Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Polish consultations in Warsaw discussed cooperation in the areas of freight liberalization, border crossing points, railroad communication, regional development, decentralization, and implementation of international agreements between communities.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal arrived in Warsaw for a joint meeting of the governments of Ukraine and Poland to discuss various issues, including arms, economy, agriculture, military support, Ukraine's accession to the EU, and resolving historical issues between the two countries.

The heads of the Polish and Ukrainian agriculture ministries met in Warsaw to discuss agricultural issues with the participation of deputy ministers and representatives of agricultural organizations from both countries, where Ukrainian Minister Solsky debunked negative myths about the Ukrainian agricultural sector and emphasized Ukraine's ability to withstand and win the war with Russia.

Poland's Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Sekerski says negotiations with Ukraine on food imports were difficult, but a deal could be reached after meetings on Wednesday and Thursday devoted to farmers' protests against Ukrainian grain imports.

The first meeting of the Coalition for Armored Vehicles for Ukraine, initiated by Poland and Germany, with the participation of the United Kingdom, Italy and Sweden, was held in Warsaw to strengthen the armored vehicle capacity in Ukraine through supply, repair, training and tactical development.

A Russian cruise missile violated Polish airspace for 39 seconds, but the Russian ambassador did not appear at Poland's request to explain the incident.

On a Warsaw-Kyiv train, a conflict occurred between a Ukrainian MP and a foreigner, as a result of which the foreigner knocked the MP's phone out of his hands, leading to an administrative report being drawn up against the offender for disorderly conduct.

Ukraine and Poland are close to resolving the import conflict through negotiations that will allow for the introduction of temporary security measures to protect Polish farmers from the flow of Ukrainian agricultural imports.

55 people were detained during the farmers' protests in Warsaw, 26 of them were identified as "hooligans and provocateurs" who attacked the police, according to Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski.

Hundreds of Czech farmers are protesting in Prague, demanding better conditions and support for their interests in the trade agreement with Ukraine. In the morning, there was a small clash between the protesters and the police.

Clashes between protesting farmers and police in front of the Polish Sejm resulted in several officers being injured and more than 10 protesters being detained.

Farmers in Warsaw protested by setting tires on fire in front of the Prime Minister's office. They demand protection from foreign agricultural imports.

Poland announces that the European Commission has agreed to revise the transportation agreement with Ukraine to meet the demands of Polish truckers.

Estonia, France and Poland are calling on the European Commission to increase funding for the defense industry to speed up joint procurement and production of military equipment across Europe.

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.

Ambassador of Ukraine Vasyl Zvarych calls on Poland to end the border blockade, which has cost the Ukrainian economy $500 million and is having a detrimental effect on the Polish economy.

A Ukrainian woman was raped in Warsaw by a man who attacked her with a knife, strangled her, tore off her clothes, and raped her on the stairs in front of her house, leaving her there in serious condition.

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.

The European Parliament has passed a controversial nature conservation law that requires at least 20% of the EU's land and marine areas to be restored by 2030 through measures such as reforestation and wetland restoration.

Farmers in Warsaw protested against food imports from Ukraine by assembling a tank from hay bales with the slogan "AgroAbrams".

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.

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

Unidentified individuals vandalized Ukrainian grain trucks passing through Poland by spilling rapeseed on the tracks, prompting the Ukrainian embassy to demand that the perpetrators be brought to justice.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited Warsaw to discuss with Polish officials the problematic issues and the increase in military aid to Ukraine, and noted that Kyiv and Warsaw have a clear understanding of who our common enemy is.

Poland could add border crossings and sections of roads and railways connecting it to Ukraine to the list of critical infrastructure to ensure the uninterrupted flow of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Poland, Denys Shmyhal and Donald Tusk, will meet in Warsaw next month to discuss issues related to the Ukrainian-Polish border and trade.