Poland

I hope that Poland will reach agreement with Ukraine on agrarian issues by 28 March, - Tusk Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hopes that by the time the Ukrainian and Polish governments meet in Warsaw on 28 March, the parties will be able to make decisions that will satisfy both sides and Polish farmers. 19.03.24 18:18 1 704 20 Economics

Germany and Poland to increase production of shells to help Ukraine - Pistorius Germany and Poland plan to start working together to increase the production of ammunition to supply Ukraine. 18.03.24 19:34 2 506 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Polish farmers will let 2 trucks per hour through Uhryniv checkpoint - State Border Guard Service As of 13 March, the blockade is in place at five checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Polish farmers decided to allow two trucks per hour to enter Poland through the Uhryniv checkpoint from 1 to 9 p.m. 13.03.24 16:14 899 12 Incidents

Ukrainian journalists Konkevych and Piliuk, who were filming cargo traffic on Polish-Russian border, were deported with their equipment confiscated. VIDEO On 7 March, Polish law enforcement officers detained two journalists of the news agency ’Rayon.in.ua’, whose media representatives were investigating cargo transport on the Russian-Polish border. 13.03.24 12:40 17 988 103 World

Blocking of "Korchova - Krakowiec" point on Polish border is restored - State Customs Service After a break, Polish protesters resume blocking the Korchova-Krakowiec checkpoint. 13.03.24 10:54 1 018 10 Incidents

Poland to join Czech initiative to purchase artillery for Ukraine Poland has joined the Czech-led initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for the Ukrainian Armed Forces by making a "substantial" financial contribution. 12.03.24 19:53 1 560 47 World

NATO ready to deploy 300,000 troops to Poland in case of threat - General Staff NATO has 300,000 troops on high alert who could be deployed to Poland in the event of armed aggression against the country. 12.03.24 16:05 3 643 23 World

Demchenko: Polish border guards did not inform SBGS about blocking buses at border There was no official information from the Polish side about the blocking of any other vehicles other than cargo. 11.03.24 21:10 4 344 7 Incidents

Polish protesters and police stop buses with Ukrainians at border - Kubrakov On the Polish-Ukrainian border, protesters and police stop buses. 11.03.24 16:45 21 907 111 Incidents

Polish protesters block truck traffic at Uhryniv checkpoint - State Border Guard Service Traffic on the Ukrainian-Polish border continues to be hampered for trucks. Today, from 9.00am, protesters will not allow trucks to cross the Uhryniv checkpoint towards Poland. 11.03.24 13:12 1 984 31 War in Ukraine

Polish protesters temporarily unblocked Krakivets-Korczowa checkpoint - State Border Guard Service Polish farmers have temporarily unblocked the Krakowiec-Korczowa checkpoint, but they promise to resume blocking it as early as 13 March. 10.03.24 15:36 1 593 28 Incidents

Polish farmers meet with Tusk: No final agreement with government On 9 March, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with the leaders of farmers’ organisations who began a strike and blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border a month ago, and the talks lasted more than three hours. 09.03.24 19:48 3 059 28 Incidents

Polish farmers promise to temporarily unblock one of directions on border with Ukraine - Demchenko As of this morning, 2,300 trucks were crowded at blocked checkpoints in Poland. Polish farmers promise to unblock one of the directions temporarily. 09.03.24 09:24 3 182 16 Incidents

Demands for complete blockade of border for agricultural products from Ukraine are unacceptable - Tusk The protesters’ demands for a complete blockade of the border with Ukraine or a complete rejection of the European Green Course are unacceptable. 07.03.24 11:35 3 830 77 World

Verkhovna Rada Committee appeals to Polish Parliament on detention of journalist Tkach The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech appealed to the relevant committees of the Polish Sejm and Senate to find out why the UP journalists were detained and to take this issue under parliamentary control. 06.03.24 22:33 4 543 32 World

Clashes in centre of Warsaw: several policemen injured, about 10 protesters detained Clashes broke out between protesters and police at a rally of Polish farmers in Warsaw in front of the Sejm building. 06.03.24 16:43 8 432 34 World

European Union announces concessions for farmers. Goal is to stop protests Next week, the European Commission will present new legislative proposals to satisfy protesting farmers in EU countries. 06.03.24 16:18 3 525 16 World

Polish farmers launch general strike near government building in Warsaw. VIDEO A general farmers’ strike has begun in Warsaw, accompanied by sirens, flares and firecracker explosions. 06.03.24 13:14 9 761 23 War in Ukraine

Blockage on Polish border: 2.3 thousand trucks piled up in queues, they are allowed through very slowly - State Border Service As of the morning of March 6, Polish demonstrators continue to block 6 checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, there are queues of trucks. 06.03.24 13:09 460 8 World

Polish farmers still block 6 checkpoints, pass 12 trucks every 12 hours - State Border Service Currently, Polish farmers are blocking 6 checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, in the direction of Ukraine they pass 12 cars once every 12 hours. 05.03.24 10:51 2 041 25 Incidents

Ukraine has already lost about $500 million due to blockade of Polish border, - Ambassador Zvarych Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Zvarych, has estimated the losses to the Ukrainian economy from the blockade of the border by Polish farmers at 2 billion zlotys ($500 million). 04.03.24 18:30 1 616 34 World

Tusk: I will appeal to Sejm to impose sanctions on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk promised to appeal to the Polish Sejm to impose sanctions against Russian and Belarusian agricultural products. 04.03.24 17:35 4 083 45 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Kuleba and Sikorski discuss support for Ukraine, situation on border and impact of grain imports from Russia to EU Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held talks with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski. One of the topics of discussion was the import of Russian grain to the European market. 04.03.24 17:49 753 7 World

There was no case of blocking delivery of weapons and equipment at Polish border - Shmyhal During the protests on the border with Poland, there was no blocking of the delivery of weapons, military equipment, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. 04.03.24 14:49 945 11 Society

Poland holds informal talks with EU on concessions for farmers Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna announced informal talks with European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen on exempting Polish farmers from some provisions of the European "Green Deal". 04.03.24 08:05 4 533 34 World

Six Ukrainians injured in car accident in Poland. PHOTO Twenty people, including six Ukrainian citizens, were injured when a car drove into a crowd in the centre of the Polish city of Szczecin on Friday afternoon. 03.03.24 18:12 17 102 62 Incidents

Polish demonstrators block 6 checkpoints, 2.4 thousand trucks piled up in queue - State Border Service Currently, Polish demonstrators are blocking all 6 checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border. As of the morning of March 3, there are 2,400 trucks in the queue on the Polish territory towards Ukraine. 03.03.24 09:49 3 938 117 War in Ukraine

Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz: Poland would rather donate equipment to Armed Forces than send troops to Ukraine Poland has again rejected the possibility of sending its troops to Ukraine. Warsaw believes that it would be better to provide the Ukrainian army with the necessary equipment. 02.03.24 14:12 6 498 111 Previously in trend: War

Traffic at Shehyni checkpoint is completely blocked - State Border Guard Service Polish farmers have completely blocked the Shehyni checkpoint, preventing trucks from entering or leaving Ukraine. The Yagodyn checkpoint is also partially blocked. 01.03.24 15:12 5 717 57 Incidents

Poland increases trade in agricultural products with Russia via Belarus - journalistic investigation. VIDEO Ukrainian journalists published an investigation into trade between Poland and Russia via Belarus. 01.03.24 08:15 25 627 224 World

Polish farmers almost do not release trucks from Ukraine to Poland, about 2,200 trucks are waiting in line - State Border Service Polish farmers continue to block six checkpoints, making it difficult for Ukrainian trucks to move. They allow 1 truck per hour. 29.02.24 09:27 2 289 29 World

Ukraine and Poland held talks, no border closure option mentioned - Trade Representative Kachka On 28 February, representatives of the governments of Ukraine and Poland held talks on unblocking the border. 28.02.24 18:48 2 663 37 Ukrainian Politics

Poland may temporarily completely close border for goods from Ukraine - Tusk Poland does not rule out a temporary border closure for Ukrainian goods. 28.02.24 16:22 25 796 277 Economics

Polish police explained why they detained journalist Tkach: They wanted to identify him and check reason for his stay The Polish police have provided details of the detention of Ukrainian Pravda journalist Mykhailo Tkach and his cameraman near the Polish-Belarusian border. 28.02.24 15:45 9 310 88 Incidents

More than 67% of Poles believe that opening of EU market for agricultural products from Ukraine is cause of their farmers’ problems 67.6% of Poles believe that the European Union is to blame for the financial problems of local farmers, as it decided to open the market for agricultural products from Ukraine. 28.02.24 15:24 24 892 24 World

Culprits will be arrested - head of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland, Kerwinskyi, about scattering of Ukrainian grain in Poland Polish law enforcement agencies will find and punish those responsible for spilling Ukrainian grain. 28.02.24 11:06 14 593 46 Incidents

Polish police said they had not detained Ukrainian journalists (updated) In Poland, the police said they had not detained any Ukrainian journalists - this was stated by the police of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, which borders Belarus. 27.02.24 23:15 19 132 223 World

Poland considers extending embargo on Ukrainian products - Tusk Poland may impose an embargo not only on imports of Ukrainian grain, but also on other product groups. 27.02.24 19:40 12 148 115 World

Poles detain journalist Tkach on border near Belarus: he was filming story about trade between Poland and Russia. PHOTOS Polish law enforcement officers detained Ukrainian journalist Mykhailo Tkach near the Polish-Belarusian border, who was filming a story about the transit of products between Poland and Russia and Belarus. The Poles partially deleted the footage. 27.02.24 19:28 28 670 255 Incidents

Assistance to Ukraine should not harm Poland’s economy and agriculture - Tusk Poland is ready to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, but not to the detriment of its own citizens, in particular, agricultural producers. 27.02.24 17:26 4 206 98 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Large farmers’ protest takes place in Warsaw: roads blocked, unknown people set off flares. PHOTOS Today, 27 February, a large farmers’ protest is taking place in Warsaw. 27.02.24 14:16 14 433 77 World

Poland insists on changing rules of agricultural trade with Ukraine, - Minister Sekerski Poland emphasises that the influx of agricultural products from Ukraine has made production unprofitable not only in Poland, but farmers in other EU countries are already beginning to feel it. 27.02.24 13:25 4 414 38 Economics

Polish farmers block 6 checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, about 2100 trucks are waiting in queues - State Border Guard Service Poland continues to block 6 checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. Farmers are letting a small number of trucks through, but it is critically low. About 2,100 trucks have accumulated in queues. 27.02.24 09:43 1 405 38 Incidents

In near future, West will be able to provide significant supplies of ammunition for Ukraine - Duda In the near future, Western allies will be able to jointly prepare and provide substantial supplies of ammunition for Ukraine 27.02.24 09:06 8 514 33 Previously in trend: War

Polish farmers plan to block checkpoints on border with Lithuania: they will look for Ukrainian agricultural products Polish farmers are expanding their protests. On Friday, 1 March, the protesters plan to block a checkpoint on the border with Lithuania. 26.02.24 17:51 8 183 111 World

Zelenskyy: Government of Ukraine has submitted proposals to European Commission and Poland to unblock border The Ukrainian government has prepared and submitted proposals to the European Commission and Poland to resolve the problem on the Ukrainian-Polish border. 26.02.24 14:41 1 255 7 Ukrainian Politics

Polish carriers plan to block border with Ukraine again on March 1 Polish carriers want to resume the blockade of the border with Ukraine on Friday, 1 March. The Polish protest was formally suspended in January. 26.02.24 09:40 3 674 28 Incidents

Zelenskyy on blocking border in Poland: We need to support Ukraine now, not until end President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Poland should not use Ukraine to put pressure on European institutions. 25.02.24 18:22 3 480 33 Economics