“We are discussing with the Ukrainian side a temporary closure of the border and a halt to trade”, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday 28 February. He was reacting to the blockades by farmers at the border which had been in place for over a week. The farmers are protesting the influx of Ukrainian cereals onto the Polish market, despite the fact they are currently subject to an import ban on the part of Warsaw.
The Polish Prime Minister said he would discuss the...