Ukraine brings trucks to Poland by train due to blockade
"Similar trips will be organized in the opposite direction," the Ukrainian railroad company explained. The state-owned company also published a video showing a train loaded with more than a dozen trucks.
Polish transport companies have been blocking several important border crossings with Ukraine since the beginning of November. Freight forwarders are complaining of "unfair competition" from Ukrainian companies after the EU suspended a number of conditions for border transport due to the Russian attack on Ukraine. Freight traffic has therefore largely come to a standstill.
On Monday night, the Dolhobyczow-Uhryniv crossing was then opened for empty vehicles. The government in Kiev declared that this was a first step towards resolving the conflict. Previously, at least two rounds of negotiations between Kiev, Warsaw and the truck drivers had failed. The EU Commission accuses the Polish government of not doing enough to find a solution.
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Source: www.stern.de
