The Ukrainian side will later announce the amount of damage caused by the blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border, but Poland is losing more than Ukraine.
The cap on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine to Poland, proposed by Brussels and Kyiv, are "unacceptable" for Warsaw so Poland is eyeing the possibility of temporarily closing the border for Ukrainian products.
The largest European ground forces exercise in 2024, Dragon-24, has begun in Poland, involving more than 20,000 military personnel from various NATO countries.
The Ukrainian government has prepared proposals on how to resolve the situation on the border with Poland and handed them over to the European Commission and Polish colleagues.
Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine arrived at the border with Poland to resolve the blockade, but Polish officials did not. The meeting did not take place.
Polish Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Czesław Siekierski has announced the strengthening of control and inspections of Ukrainian agricultural products that are exported to Poland.
Poland should launch negotiations with Ukraine and NATO on the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles flying toward Poland in the areas of Ukraine close to the border with Poland.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland has confirmed that the ban on Ukrainian imports will remain in effect until appropriate protective mechanisms are developed at the EU level.
Ukraine and Poland should already look into the ways to build an alliance within the framework of the European Union, since the two nations will be strong players that will only strengthen each other.
Ukraine does not see any need to reset relations with Poland in politics, military cooperation, and support, but it does need to do so in economic matters.
The Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland have agreed on an action plan to unblock the border.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has met with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Radosław Sikorski. The parties discussed further defense cooperation between the two countries and Ukraine’s key military needs.
Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Mykola Solskyi has held an online conversation with the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland, Czesław Adam Siekierski.