Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been unable to reach an agreement with Polish farmers to end protests against agricultural imports from Ukraine.
advertisementAnother meeting between Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and farmers concluded in Warsaw.
Representatives of the demonstrators said after the meeting that government leaders had presented proposals to resolve some of the problems facing Polish food producers, but the talks failed to reach an agreement.
Before the meeting, farmers announced that protests could escalate on Ukraine's border if their demands were not met.
Trucks trying to enter Ukraine in southeastern Poland now have to wait in queues for up to 24 days as peasant protests have blocked all road crossings into the war-torn country. .
About 650 vehicles are waiting in a 17-kilometre line to leave the country. Protesting farmers are only allowing 12 trucks to cross into Ukraine every 12 hours.
However, the transport of humanitarian and military aid, live animals and coaches is permitted.
Polish farmers' protests have been ongoing since November 2023. Their demands include Poland's rejection of the EU's Green Deal and the closure of the country's eastern border against excessive imports of Ukrainian agricultural products into the domestic market. , harming business through unfair competition.
