Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announces preparations for his visit to Kyiv

The head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, has announced about his plans to visit Kyiv and discuss the border blockade. Tusk said this on Wednesday during a Wednesday during a press conference in Warsaw, answering a question about what concrete steps the Polish government intends to take to resolve the problem at the TVN24 reports UNN.

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We will prepare this visit in such a way that during my meeting with President Zelensky it is clear what we can achieve

The head of the Polish government expressed hope that at the technical level, he should bring a "serious proposal" from Kyiv to to make life easier for Polish carriers. Thus, he will ask carriers "not to block the border because of the war in Ukraine, because the situation is dramatic."

Tusk noted that the Ukrainian side presented several proposals that would ease the situation of Polish drivers, but in their opinion, these proposals are insufficient.

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The head of the Polish government pointed out that the EU had lifted transportation restrictions for Ukraine in view of its desire to help Ukrainians through the full-scale war. Tusk emphasized that this decision was supported by the previous Polish government and he would do the same in their place.

The Prime Minister called it unrealistic to return to the to the system of issuing permits for freight transportation for Ukraine in the foreseeable in the foreseeable future.

I don't think that anything can be radically changed at the European level before June. something can be radically changed at the European level, and I'm speaking frankly about this. But operationally, it is possible a lot can be done for Polish drivers in terms of understanding with Ukrainians

He also noted that the current Polish government is also very seriously concerned about the "uncontrolled export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the Polish market.

However, he emphasized that he sees no reason to spoil Polish-Ukrainian relations because of this. He emphasized that it is possible to to maintain good relations between Warsaw and Kyiv, and at the same time be persistent in solving agrarian problems in a way that does not harm the Polish farmer.