Polish hauliers announce intention to block border with Ukraine until February

Rafał Mekler, the campaign organiser to block checkpoints on the border with Ukraine and head of the Lublin branch of the far-right Confederation party, has announced that Polish carriers intend to extend the protest until 1 February 2024.

Source: Mekler on social media, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Mekler said the Polish protest organisers have submitted an application to extend the border blockade at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint until 1 February. "Accepted with no objections!" he added.

Złożyliśmy kolejne zgłoszenie.
Protest na Dorohusku przedłużony do 1.02.2024.
Przyjęte bez zastrzeżeń!

— Rafał Mekler (@MeklerRafal) November 21, 2023

Background: 

• Earlier, reports emerged that the protest by Polish hauliers on the border with Ukraine may spread to a group of farmers planning to join the protest at the Medyka checkpoint.
• Since 6 November, Polish hauliers have been blocking the other three border crossings with Ukraine: Yahodyn-Dorohusk, Krakivets-Korczowa, and Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne.
• Earlier this month, Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry, together with relevant associations and hauliers, set up an aid hub to provide food, drinking water, medicines and fuel to the stranded Ukrainian drivers.

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