Polish farmers’ protest near Ukraine border ends, road not blocked – Consul Kuts

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Polish farmers who gathered on January 23 for a public protest near the Dołhobyczów-Uhryniv border crossing close to the Poland-Ukraine border have concluded their action, and the road to the border was not blocked.

This was reported to Ukrinform by Ukraine’s Consul General in Lublin Oleh Kuts.

“The protest lasted for an hour and a half, it has just ended, and the road to the border was not blocked,” Kuts said.

According to him, several dozen Polish farmers participated in the protest, which took place in a peaceful atmosphere.

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As reported by Ukrinform, earlier, Polish farmers planned to block traffic in front of the Dolhobychiw–Uhriniv border crossing point on Friday, January 23.