Border Blockade: Ukraine's Trade Lifelines Choked as Truckers Protest
Ukraine has started transporting lorries to Poland by rail to bypass the blockade of the land border caused by Polish truckers' protests against EU access for Ukrainian lorries. The rail shipments will be made regularly using modernized platforms, while the trucks will continue their journey by road. Ukrainian authorities estimate that around 3,500 lorries are currently blocked on the Polish side of the border, and negotiations with the protesters have not yet yielded an agreement. The main demand of the Polish hauliers is to halt permit-free access for Ukrainian truckers to the European Union.