Ukraine has already lost about $500 million from the blockade of Polish farmers, Ambassador Vasily Zvarych said.
Due to the blocking of the border by Polish farmers, Ukraine has already lost 2 billion zlotys ($500 million). Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland, Vasily Zvarych, announced this on Facebook on Monday, March 4.
“Due to the ongoing blockade of the border, Ukraine has been seriously weakened, the Ukrainian economy has already lost about 2 billion zlotys as a result of the blockade. In the context of the Russian aggression, this is a serious blow to the defense of my country, and therefore also a blow to Poland’s security,” he said.
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The ambassador appealed to Polish farmers to stop the “groundless and harmful for our friendly countries” border blockade. “The truth is that neither Ukraine nor its agricultural products are the source of your problems. Ukraine does not affect world food prices,” the diplomat emphasized.
According to Zvarych, grain prices are determined on world exchanges, in which Russia plays an active role. The Russian Federation is pursuing a policy of dumping and using the food market as a hybrid weapon for aggression against Ukraine.
“It is Russia that is constantly trying to destabilize the world and European markets, weaken the economy of both Ukraine and European countries, and also create anti-Ukrainian sentiment to undermine European unity in Ukraine,” the ambassador emphasized.
Zvarych noted that the border blockade seriously interferes with Poland’s trade with Ukraine, which in 2023 will reach about 13 billion euros, more than double the volume of Ukrainian exports to Poland.
“Unreasonable blockade of Ukraine’s border does not benefit specifically Polish and Polish farmers, or Ukraine and its defense capabilities. Blockade of Ukraine in the context of Russian aggression only benefits Russia, which now is enriching itself by increasing the export of agricultural products and food to the European market,” – the diplomat emphasized.
We remind you that Polish farmers have been blocking the Ukrainian border for several weeks. They do not allow trucks to pass through the checkpoint, and also destroy Ukrainian agricultural products.
President Vladimir Zelensky called for a solution to the border blockade. According to him, the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border has long gone beyond economics and morality.
Source: korrespondent
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