PM: Issue of unblocking border with Poland must be resolved before March 28, otherwise Ukraine reserves right to apply mirror measures

19:32, 23.02.2024 1 min read

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal says the issue of unblocking the border with Poland must be resolved earlier than March 28, otherwise Ukraine reserves the right to apply mirror measures at checkpoints.

"Today there are more than 9,000 trucks on the border on both sides, and this issue must be resolved urgently. The tripartite headquarters [Ukraine, Poland, the European Commission] have to work around the clock, and the issue of blocking the border must be resolved much earlier than March 28 – the date when a joint meeting of the governments of Ukraine and Poland was supposed to take place. Otherwise, Ukraine reserves the right to apply mirror measures at checkpoints," Shmyhal said on the border with Poland on Friday.

The Prime Minister said the five-step approach proposed by the Ukrainian side is fair and beneficial for Poland.

"Ukraine is making certain compromises that are painful for us. But we want to be partners for the EU and all our Western neighbors," he said.