Polish farmers stop blocking border with Ukraine: what is known

Polish farmers have stopped blocking the border with Ukraine: what is known Yulia Murina

Polish farmers again went on strike on the border with Ukraine on the morning of November 23. On Sunday, November 24, it became known that the blocking of the Medika-Shehyni checkpoint has been suspended.

This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to a statement by the State Customs Service of Ukraine.

What is the situation on the border with Poland on November 24

Polish farmers restricted the possibility of truck movement in the direction of the Polish checkpoint “Medika” – on the Ukrainian side this is the checkpoint “Shehyni”. The blocking of the border began at about 10:00 on November 23. It was reported that it could last 48 hours.

On the evening of November 24, it became known that the strikers had completed blocking the checkpoint.

According to information from the Polish side, the blocking of the movement of trucks carried out by Polish farmers in front of the Medika checkpoint has ended. At present, the protesters have stopped the protest, the border guards reported.

The State Border Service added that the passage of all categories of vehicles in this direction is carried out as usual

Recall that the Polish farmers voiced two reasons for the protest at the border. The first is the failure to meet the requirement to maintain the agricultural tax rate in 2024 at the 2023 level. The second reason was “concerns about the European Union signing a free trade agreement with the South American countries of MERCOSUR (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).