It is possible that Slovak carriers may block truck traffic again - Demchenko

It is possible that Slovak carriers may block truck traffic again - Demchenko

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 16 2023, 08:08 AM • 101121 views

Slovak carriers have temporarily unblocked truck traffic from Ukraine, but may re-impose restrictions, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service. Currently, there is heavy traffic at the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint.

It is possible that Slovak carriers may start blocking the traffic of trucks traveling from Ukraine to Slovakia again after some time. Currently, the traffic is temporarily unblocked. This was announced by the spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, Andriy Demchenko, during a telethon, according to a correspondent of UNN .

Details

As for the border with Slovakia, the truck traffic is temporarily unblocked. Let me remind you that the protesters restricted traffic for trucks traveling from Ukraine to Slovakia, they did not restrict traffic for cars traveling towards Ukraine. But we cannot rule out the possibility that after some time the participants of this action may block the movement of trucks again, but we hope that this will not happen

Demchenko said.

He noted that traffic at the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint is currently heavy and has been for the past few days.  

Addendum

On December 14, after 22:00, the traffic of trucks traveling from Ukraine to Slovakia intensified.

Slovak carriers resumed blocking truckstraveling from Ukraine to Slovakia on December 11, after December 11.