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A Ukrainian truck driver walks past trucks bannered with messages and Ukrainian flags as he takes part in a protest against the blockade of the border by the Polish protesters at the Rava-Ruska border crossing point of the Ukrainian-Polish border, on February 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Polish farmers have been blocking Ukrainian trucks from entering their country to protest what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Poland's eastern neighbour, souring otherwise friendly ties between Warsaw and Kyiv. Ukrainian President on February 19, 2024, denounced a week�s long border blockade by Polish truckers and farmers which his government has said threatens the country's security. (Photo by YURIY DYACHYSHYN / AFP)
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that border crossings with neighbouring Ukraine would be considered "critical infrastructure" to safeguard the passage of aid to the war-torn country.
"To ensure a 100 percent guarantee that military aid, equipment, ammunition, humanitarian and medical aid will reach the Ukrainian side without any delays, we will include border crossings with Ukraine... on the list of critical infrastructure," Tusk said after protests from Polish truckers and farmers caused lines at the Ukrainian border.
