The head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, said that Warsaw and Kyiv are discussing a temporary closure of the border.
The Polish Prime Minister announced this information on February 28 at a press conference after negotiations with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Tusk’s statement leads.
What did Tusk say about closing the border?
The Prime Minister of Poland said that Warsaw and Kyiv are discussing a temporary closure of the border and a general stop in trade.
Tusk noted that such a decision would be painful for both countries.
He added that Poland and Ukraine need to look for long-term solutions to the economic conflict.
Polish farmers have repeatedly demanded that the border with Ukraine be temporarily closed.
On February 9, they began large-scale protests with blocking checkpoints on the border with Ukraine.
On February 20, Polish agricultural unions organized a “March to Warsaw.”
Earlier it was reported that Transnistria was seeking help from Russia due to the blockade by Moldova.
