The ambassadors of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have made a demarche to Warsaw over the month-long blockade at the Polish-Ukrainian border, stating that it undermines Kyiv's ability to defend itself against Russian aggression, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Dec. 5, citing the country’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Brita Kikas.
Stanislav Skala, the president of the Slovak truckers union (UNAS), said that he understood the "path to a solution is not easy" but that it is "unacceptable for the current situation to remain."
Poland is adamant about reinstating the permit system for Ukrainian carriers, while the European Commission considers that position utterly unacceptable.
"The passage of trucks through the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke is being carried out as usual," Deputy Infrastructure Minister Serhii Derkach wrote in a social media post late on Dec. 4.
Warsaw wants to propose reinstating permits for freight shipments coming from Ukraine at the European Union level, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said in a statement to the Polish parliament on Nov. 29, as reported by Money.pl. Meanwhile, Polish truckers continue to blockage much of cargo traffic across the Ukrainian border.