The movement of lorries has resumed after the Romanian side lifted the blockade at the Vicovu de Sus - Krasnoilsk border crossing point. Source: State Border Service of Ukraine Quote: "We received information from the Romanian border police about the lifting of the blockade on the movement of lorries in front of the Vicovu de Sus border crossing point, which is opposite the Ukrainian Krasnoilsk checkpoint.
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The farmers claimed they have lost income for almost two years due to cheaper grains being exported by Ukraine. Romania's Customs Authority reported in December that the country had not imported grain from Ukraine in the past six months.
Traffic can now move freely through all checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, though checkpoints on the Romanian border are still being blocked. Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guards Service of Ukraine on Ukraine's national 24/7 newscast Quote: "Unfortunately, [Ukrainian-Romanian border] continues to be blocked at the Porubne and Krasnoilsk checkpoints on our side.
Romanian farmers and truckers started blocking another border crossing with Ukraine as protests in Romania have continued for over a week, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported on Jan. 18.