Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that he will be persuading Polish hauliers not to use the blockade of the Ukrainian border as a method of protecting their interests. Source: wnp.pl with reference to PAP news agency Quote: "My government and I personally will do everything, whether they block the border or not, to effectively protect their interests in this unequal competition with Ukrainian hauliers today.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that he is preparing to visit Kyiv, although he has not specified when the trip will take place. Source: Tusk answering a question about the hauliers' protests on the Polish-Ukrainian border, as reported by European Pravda, citing TVN 24 Quote: "It's a bit unreasonable of me to mention this, as I know the situation that President Zelenskyy and the whole of Ukraine are in.
Polish hauliers blocking the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint have started to let more vehicles pass, and the queue movement has accelerated over the past day. Source: RMF24; European Pravda A total of 1,050 lorries are waiting on the Polish side, with a queue length of 26 kilometres.
The Polish government is approaching the possibility of ending the blockade of several border crossings with Ukraine by hauliers. Source: European Pravda; Reuters with reference to the press conference of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Details: "We are close to the belief that our actions can bring results, both the talks in Kyiv and Brussels (to end the blockade of the Ukrainian border)," he said.
The waiting time for lorry drivers to leave Poland through the border crossing with Ukraine in Dorohusk has increased to more than 30 days due to the intensification of the protest of hauliers who let one truck through every three hours.