"There can be no doubts about the war and our commitment, and that of the entire Western world, to Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia. Every Polish patriot must absolutely recognize these reasons," said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The negotiations failed to end the dispute between Ukraine and the Polish drivers demanding renewed restrictions on the number of Ukrainian trucks permitted in Poland as this request is "unrealistic at the moment," Deputy Infrastructure Minister Serhii Derkach said.
Polish truckers on strike have blocked about 1,700 trucks from passing through the Polish-Ukrainian border at three different checkpoints, said Andrii Demchenko, a spokesperson of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, at a Ukrinform press conference on Nov. 9.
Polish truckers on strike completely blocked the ability of cargo trucks to cross into and from Poland at two border checkpoints and partially blocked another, said Serhii Derkach, a deputy minister at Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry, on Nov. 7.
Polish President Andrzej Duda has started the process of forming a new government that can significantly enhance Warsaw’s role in European Union policymaking. Although Duda first asked the ruling party, Law and Justice, or PiS, to establish a governing coalition, its chances are slim, and the baton will then pass to the opposition.