Take a Look at How Polish Farmers Block Ukrainian Border

13:02 GMT, 26 February 2024

In recent months, farmers throughout the European Union have taken to the streets to protest against domestic policies undermining local agriculture. Protesters across the continent have been blocking highways and dumping waste in front of government buildings to draw authorities’ attention to the acute problem.

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Cheap Ukrainian goods flooding EU markets have been a concern for a while, but things took a more severe turn once European officials announced new multi-million support measures for Ukraine, completely disregarding their own citizens.

The reality of how pressing the economic issue really is has become most evident on the Ukraine-Poland border. Polish farmers have gone as far as to block the border and spill incoming Ukrainian grain to tackle the unregulated food imports.

Check out Sputnik’s gallery to take a look at the Ukraine-Poland border today:

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Polish farmers drive tractors in a convoy amid a nationwide protest against the unregulated import of Ukrainian foods.

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Police, customs officers, and railway workers stand next to piles of imported corn spilled all over the ground in the village of Kotomierz (Kuyavian-Pomeranian region), Poland.

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A truck drives by a damaged Ukrainian agricultural vehicle that was brought to the Ukraine-Poland border by Ukrainian farmers at the Krakovets border crossing, Poland.

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A worker stands next to piles of scattered Ukrainian corn in the village of Kotomierz, Poland.

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A motorcycle passes by destroyed Ukrainian agricultural vehicles at the Krakovets border crossing.

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Piles of Ukrainian corn spilled on the ground next to train cars in Poland.

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A banner reading “Stop to uncontrolled supply of goods from Ukraine” placed on a tractor with Polish flags outside the town of Ryki (Lublin region), Poland.