Around 3,000 Trucks Stuck at Ukrainian Border Due to Polish Drivers' Blockade

Polish truck drivers block Ukrainian trucks at border

A protest by Polish truck drivers at the Polish-Ukraine border has caused long delays. Protestors argue that they have lost trade since Ukrainian goods were given access to the EU's market last year.

Ukrainian truckers stranded in Poland by strike

Trucks have been lining up for more than a week at Poland's border with Ukraine on Monday (November 20) because of a protest by Polish truckers blaming the government for failing to protect their businesses from foreign competition since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Ukrainian trucker Viktor Zarudnyi spoke to Reuters.

Imaginile blocadei de 10 zile la granița cu Polonia. Mii de camioane ucrainene stau pe loc, șoferii nu mai au mâncare sau combustibil

Aproximativ 3.000 de camioane, majoritatea ucrainene, sunt blocate pe partea poloneză a frontierei din cauza unei blocade de peste 10 zile a camionagiilor polonezi, au declarat autorităţile ucrainene - relatează Reuters.

Polish Truckers Maintain Ukrainian Border Blockade Over Permit System Demands

The primary demand of the protesters is for the reinstatement of the permit system for Ukraine, which Kyiv categorically rejects and the EU says is not legally possible.

Around 3,000 trucks stuck at Ukrainian border due to Polish drivers’ blockade

KYIV, Nov 20 — About 3,000 mostly Ukrainian trucks, including those carrying fuel and humanitarian aid, were stuck on the Polish side of the border yesterday due to a more than 10-day blockade by Polish truckers, Ukrainian authorities said. Polish truckers earlier this month blocked roads to three border crossings with Ukraine to protest against what they see as government inaction over a loss of business to foreign competitors since Russia’s in…