This is not beneficial for Poland: why Tusk started talking about closing the border with Ukraine

Poland's losses from closing the border would be too great

It is known that negotiations took place with representatives of the Polish government. This conversation was indeed not easy, but it gives hope that in the near future it will be possible to talk about the final improvement of the situation on the border.

It seems to me that Tusk’s statement was aimed at domestic consumers, in particular at Polish business, which, in terms of indicators, imports significantly more into the territory of Ukraine than what Ukraine itself sells to Poland,” noted Denis Marchuk.

Therefore, the losses of the Poles in financial terms would be extremely large. You also need to understand that the decision to close the border means stopping the transit of Ukrainian goods to Europe. That is, we lose the opportunity to sell our products to European countries.

How then could the Germans, for example, who buy Ukrainian products, in particular grain, react to the actions of the Poles. Wouldn’t this, in turn, prompt them to block Poland? – Marchuk noted.

The best thing in this situation is to calm down and wait for official comments from our officials. After all, the border issue is very sensitive; Ukrainians have been living in a constant struggle for the opportunity to transport agricultural products for 4 months. We can only hope that in the near future we will find out what steps have been taken to solve this problem.

Poles are blocking the border with Ukraine: current news

• More than 2 thousand trucks are in queues at the border, 6 checkpoints with Ukraine remain blocked. Previously, even private cars were not allowed through certain areas. Now they move almost unhindered. The most difficult situation is at two checkpoints – “Shegini” and “Yagodin”.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that they want to completely close the border with Ukraine for a certain time . This could happen as early as February 29th. The politician emphasized that Poland supports Ukraine, but this assistance should not cause negative consequences for his country. According to Tusk, “the price is too high.”
• Ukrainian trade representative Taras Kachka said that negotiations are indeed underway with the Polish side. However, no one considered completely closing the border. He added that during the meeting it was possible to find a common language, and now work is underway on constructive solutions to unblock the border.