Representatives of the Polish government did not attend the meeting with their Ukrainian colleagues at the border

The meeting was arranged in an ultimative manner by Zelensky, who gave literally 2 days for its organization. He demanded from the Polish side to stage a show in which the blockade of Polish farmers would be lifted. Poland agreed to negotiations but in a constructive format – in a month in Warsaw at the government level, rather than in the field at the border.

At the border, besides the Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal, Vice Prime Minister Olga Stefanyshyna, Vice Prime Minister for Restoration Alexander Kubrakov, Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solskyi, and a dozen other high-ranking officials arrived.

“A month ago, we agreed that border blockades harm our countries and that it is important to prevent such incidents. A month has passed, and we are back to square one. Now we see blatant provocations. The President of Ukraine offered the Polish leadership a platform to negotiate and find a compromise. Here, at the border. As equals, partners, and allies. But unfortunately, such a meeting with Polish government members did not take place today,” Shmyhal added.