Tensions have escalated at the Poland-Ukraine border as Polish farmers' protests, starting February 20, disrupt passenger and freight traffic, including the blocking of 3,000 trucks, leading Ukraine to declare the situation a 'security threat' and an 'erosion of solidarity'. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the protests as a 'mockery', emphasizing the need for rational solutions and highlighting that only 5% of Ukraine's agricultural exports pass through Poland. The protests have led to the dumping of Ukrainian grain, intended for Germany, on railroad tracks, which Ukraine's government views as a provocative act, especially given the historical context of the Holodomor. Ukraine has informed the EU Commission, seeking a decisive response, and plans to establish an alternative export route via the Danube River. The Polish government faces internal pressure, with warnings of potential job losses due to the blockade.
Their struggle... In protest of the border blocking by Polish farmers, a Ukrainian trampled Polish cheese in a supermarket https://t.co/BaEYFE4vgB
❗️ Poles could lose many jobs due to blockade of border with Ukraine – Polish Agriculture Minister https://t.co/LRmwqo0phQ
Polish farmers call on Putin to "bring order to Ukraine", Polish Interior Minister reacts https://t.co/Q0hEUYd5KT
🇵🇱🇷🇺⚡ Polish police detained the farmer who hung a poster with an appeal to Putin and a USSR flag on his tractor. “The scandalous banner, a photo of which spread on the Internet, was immediately removed by the Polish police. The police and prosecutors are taking action against… https://t.co/VayxjVf19B https://t.co/lPNgnB81Ih
🇵🇱🇺🇦‼️🚨 Polish protesters spewed red paint over the “Solodarity with Ukraine” sign during their protest. https://t.co/oHaEtYGJ2J
Polish farmers are now singing the Polish national anthem as they dump Ukrainian grain onto the street https://t.co/djoNv2uMft
Ukraine plans new export route on Danube to bypass Polish blockade https://t.co/6ORtjd05Pv
Zelenskyi's evening speech: There is no crime against humanity and life that Putin's Russia and those who work for its mad dictator have not yet committed. The world has seen Ukrainian towns and villages burned by the Russian army. Everyone in the world has at least heard… https://t.co/ZWIBLH8sSi
❗️ A Polish farmer who hung a provocative poster and a Soviet flag on his tractor was detained by police A Polish farmer who hung a provocative poster and a Soviet flag on his tractor is detained by police. https://t.co/stESua5z7b https://t.co/2Mjb5HKSGW
Polish farmers are urging Putin: Putin, sort things out with Ukraine, Brussels, and our leadership. https://t.co/NFm0qcLm09
“Putin, restore order with Ukraine and Brussels, and with our leadership” Poster of protesting Polish farmers. https://t.co/snRcDjjJuz
"Putin, get Ukraine and Brussels and our authorities in order" A scandalous situation occurred during the protest of Polish farmers. One of the tractors had a banner with a message addressed to Putin. The USSR flag on the American John Deere tractor complements the banner. 📸:… https://t.co/4HM8UfenVp
The Kyiv Independent visited the Shehyni-Medyka border crossing at the Polish-Ukrainian border on Feb. 14 where hundreds of trucks are unable to enter Ukraine as protestors block the border. Watch here: https://t.co/zpfZsA7v0d https://t.co/FdlNFvnnig
In 1930s Ukraine, starving villagers would be sent to the Gulag if found with three ears of grain. Millions died in the artificial famine, the Holodomor. Polish farmers spilling Ukrainian grain on the border, to many Ukrainians, is nothing short of a sacrilege. https://t.co/NjUQx2Z6Oe
NEW: Polish farmers spill Ukrainian grain, stoking tensions https://t.co/tKH7FtmxtX
So, Polish protestors blocked buses with Ukrainian civilians at the border. As you can see, on the Ukrainian side, it's mostly women. Protestors shout at them with xenophobical comments. I hear Ukrainian women saying: "WHERE'S THE POLICE?", "Europe! Damn!" https://t.co/d9Yny2t0pZ
It’s official. The ‘Polish farmers protest’ is financed by Russia. https://t.co/5AfYTJ00WI
Polish farmers rapidly and successfully trashing all the respect their country earned following Russia’s full-scale invasion. Brutal stupidly. Video: Suspilne Lviv https://t.co/FCgCflbVSq
A representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, has criticized the actions of Polish farmers at the border "Any abuse of grain and bread, for the people who survived the Holodomor, is a conscious, public display of xenophobia and justification… https://t.co/ooD4Z32hmJ
Zelenskyy attacks Polish farmers for objecting to having their livelihoods undercut and destroyed by Ukrainian grain imports: "Polish farmers have been particularly vocal about the impact of cheap food imports from Ukraine." https://t.co/Bb75226FrX https://t.co/ASVLPKO64E
I've shared many stories of Ukrainian farmers' bravery, growing this grain amid shelling. Each grain is a reminder of the Russian-made Holodomor, where millions were starved to death. Urging Polish government to resolve this harrowing situation. https://t.co/iiWWyM2YbS
The protests on the Polish-Ukrainian border increasingly look like a typical Kremlin special operation: they tap into real frustration, feed division and hatred, and lead to weakening of allies and strengthening of Russia’s positions. Poland is so much better than this. https://t.co/X7T73mOI9j
Highways, checkpoints… the #escalation of the protests in #Poland have essentially sealed its border with #Ukraine, with fresh participants rallying for demands that go beyond the original scope. https://t.co/3Uclb5gsTq
Ukraine said it’s planning an additional route via the Danube River to boost exports to pre-war levels as a spat with Poland over agricultural deliveries blocks a land border with the European Union https://t.co/D3XcAD7hK4
⚡️ Infrastructure Ministry: Grain dumped by Polish farmers was transiting to Germany. https://t.co/bs3X8nxZhw
🇵🇱🇺🇦🚨‼️“End of Ukraine, the ungrateful sons of a b**ches” — Sign on the tractor of the Polish Farmer https://t.co/1AxVxkSwVW
#WATCH 🔴 "This is #Poland, not Brussels. I do not support Ukrainians," shout Poles at the border with Ukraine. On February 20, protests are taking place in over 200 locations across the country. Earlier, protest leaders announced a change in tactics and declared their intention… https://t.co/eXKaG0ui4e
On #Poland-#Ukraine border, protesting Polish farmers pour Ukrainian grain, harvested amid the war and Russian bombings, out of railroad cars. This is so wrong, on so many levels. We need a new word for wrong to explain it. https://t.co/gXAqQlZvsG
The scattering of Ukrainian grain on the railroad tracks is another political provocation aimed at dividing our nations. For 2 years, Ukrainian farmers have been harvesting grain in bulletproof vests, under rocket attacks and mine danger. And the Ukrainian army has literally… https://t.co/swu4tLW1hM
"This is Poland, not Brussels. I don't support Ukrainians," shout Poles at Ukraine border. Starting today, the Poles are going to completely block the border with Ukraine. They also blocked the railway near a checkpoint and dumped grain from the wagon. https://t.co/dLEV0EQdzm
UKRAINE'S ZELENSKIY DECRIES 'MOCKERY' OF POLISH BORDER PROTESTS (Reuters) Zelenskiy decried as a "mockery" protests by Polish farmers that have disrupted freight traffic in and out of Ukraine and called to restore normal cross-border traffic. https://t.co/wEq210W0Q3
Kyiv Foresees Severe Impacts of Polish Border Blockade with 3,000 Trucks Stuck Between Two Countries Ukraine's government claimed that the transportation #blockade on its border with #Poland “will have severe socio-political effects for both countries.” https://t.co/cL2ym0UaPp
⚠️ UKRAINE'S ZELENSKIY DECRIES 'MOCKERY' OF POLISH BORDER PROTESTS Full Story → https://t.co/0bDN1pTMy7 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday decried as a "mockery" protests by Polish farmers that have disrupted passenger and freight traffic in and out of Ukraine… https://t.co/QbvDUolyJb
Zelensky says Polish border blockade shows ‘erosion of solidarity’
NEW - Zelensky says Polish border blockade shows ‘erosion of solidarity’ https://t.co/qyOp2MSQGk
Zelenskyi's evening speech: -- What is happening on our western border - the border with Poland - cannot be perceived as something normal or ordinary. We need simple and clear justice. Only 5% of our agricultural exports pass through the Polish border. So, in fact, the… https://t.co/FKj400I8oG
⚡️President Volodymyr #Zelensky, in his evening address, criticized the blocking of border checkpoints by Polish farmers, calling for joint and rational solutions to this situation. 📷: President’s Office https://t.co/rkXBmHeHtc
Ukraine has informed the EU Commission about the blockade at the #Poland-Ukraine border & is expecting a decisive response from its partners. “This is not acceptable. We are expecting for public order to be restored at the border“ https://t.co/r9wtgBbyRe
Ukrainian ministry holds urgent talks with Poland as Polish protesters block passenger traffic at border https://t.co/HgGEb0XHje
NEW - Ukraine says Polish border blockade a ‘security threat’ https://t.co/ck1tP1qg3R