This is shameful,” a journalist from Poland about the situation on the Ukrainian border

At his press conference Vladimir Zelensky responded quite emotionally to the question about blocking the Polish border, saying that from April to September 2023, Ukraine lost hundreds of millions of dollars due to Poland’s actions. And the president can be understood, because the actions of the Polish government were difficult to explain rationally.

Such a thought with Channel 24 shared by journalist from Poland Marek Sierant. He expressed his disagreement with the actions of the protesters, noting that such a position is not popular in Poland.

Why Polish politicians ignored the problem

You cannot demand that a person attacked by the enemy fulfill all requirements. Although some of the complaints of Polish carriers regarding unequal conditions of competition were fair.

“It cannot be that with your protest you are stopping traffic at the border. Protest – yes , the blockade is not, and I will always criticize it. It cannot be that we are clipping the wings of both ourselves and our ally,” noted the Polish journalist.

In the issue of blocking the border, Andrzej Duda did not have significant leverage, because this was within the competence of the Law and Justice government. But the leading Polish party this fall had no time for the issue of the Ukrainian border, because it was focused on preparing for the parliamentary elections.

Moreover, at the same time “PiS “used Ukraine in their political campaign, and when they lost and these issues needed to be resolved, the ruling party decided to throw them at the new government.

Our internal problems influenced what was happening on the (Ukrainian-Polish – Channel 24) border. This is a shame, because this is not what a state that considers itself “the lawyer of Ukraine” should look like.

What to expect from the new Polish government

Accordingly, the inaction of the previous Polish government, which tried to do nothing and simply monitor the development of the situation, led to the death of several Ukrainian truck drivers. This may be sufficient grounds to begin an investigation into those involved in this tragedy.

The only thing Ukraine can do now to counter the blocking, according to the journalist , these are sanctions against the organizers of the protest at the border and the companies supporting it.

So far, there have been no specific statements from the new Polish government regarding the situation on the border with Ukraine. However, he will definitely make every effort to resolve this conflict, since, according to Donald Tusk, the border with Ukraine cannot be blocked.

What is known about the blocking of the border with Poland

• At the beginning of November 2023, Polish carriers started a protest against unfair working conditions with Ukrainian companies. One of the reasons for the protest was that with the outbreak of the war, the EU abolished all restrictions for Ukraine, launching a “transport visa-free regime”.
• The protesters demanded, in particular, the return of pre-war restrictions for Ukrainian drivers, although the European Commission immediately rejected this demand. Regarding many other issues, the Ukrainian side was ready for a compromise, but the protesters were not very willing to engage in dialogue.
• An interesting incident occurred immediately after the victory of the Polish opposition in the elections: December 11 The head of the city of Dorogusk decided to stop the protest because it was harming the city’s economy. However, the protesters appealed this decision in court and on December 18 resumed their protest, which was joined by farmers who were not pleased with Ukrainian sugar.