Ukraine has requested Poland to open additional checkpoints for empty cargo vehicles to ease tensions between Ukrainian and Polish truckers as the blockade continues.
The idea of opening additional points is being discussed with the Polish side, as it would speed up the movement of trucks in both directions. Polish haulers began blocking cargo vehicles at border crossings with Ukraine on November 6 to protest the liberalisation of EU transport rules for Ukrainian trucks. Four checkpoints have been blocked so far, and a fifth is being considered. Thousands of vehicles remain stranded at the crossings. Ukraine is preparing to evacuate stranded drivers as weather conditions worsen. Two Ukrainian truckers have died while waiting at the border, likely due to natural causes. Ukraine has appealed to Warsaw to stop the blockade, citing health risks to stranded drivers, economic fallout, and problems with humanitarian aid deliveries.
Talks with the Polish side on the blockade are scheduled to take place on November 25. Polish truckers have complained that the high number of Ukrainian drivers entering Poland is undercutting local businesses that cannot match cheaper Ukrainian prices.
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