Polish Government Signs Agreement with Farmers to Suspend Border Blockade with Ukraine

The Voivode of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in Poland, Teresa Kubas-Gul, announced the signing of an agreement between the Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Czeslaw Siekierski, and representatives of the "Deceived Village" movement to suspend the blockade of the border crossing point with Ukraine in Medyka. This information was reported by Polsat News.

According to the information, the Minister of Agriculture committed to meeting all the demands of farmers, including providing subsidies for corn amounting to one million zlotys (approximately 230 thousand euros), increasing funding by 2.5 billion zlotys (about 558 million euros), and maintaining the level of agricultural tax at the 2023 level.

"This agreement is neither the beginning nor the end of the dialogue that we have started and will continue with the farmers. We want to solve problems in dialogue with farmers, discussing all issues with them as partners. We are aware of the difficulties when it comes to the situation in agriculture," said the Minister of Agriculture of Poland during a briefing.

According to the agreement, the blockade of the crossing point in Medyka should be suspended, although the specific timeframe is not specified in the agreement.

"With the signing of the agreement, the protest at the border crossing in Medyka is suspended for the period necessary to make legal changes," the agreement states.

Recall that farmers from the "Deceived Village" began blocking the passage to Medyka on November 23 of last year. On December 24, they announced the suspension of their protest until the beginning of January, and in case their demands are met, they may not resume it. However, on January 4, the blockade was resumed.

The Gaze also reported that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland urged to transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine for strikes against Russia. He specifically stated that Western countries should strengthen sanctions against Russia and provide Kyiv with long-range missiles to eliminate launch sites on Russian territory.

Radoslaw Sikorski was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland last month after the victory of the pro-European party alliance led by Donald Tusk in the parliamentary elections on October 15. The new prime minister promised to consolidate support for Ukraine among allies and put an end to Poland's isolation in the European Union.