- Title: 'Block Russian trucks', say protesters at Poland-Belarus border
- Date: 19th March 2022
- Summary: NEAR KUKURYKI, POLAND (MARCH 19, 2022) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PROTESTERS TELLING BELARUSIAN TRUCK DRIVER WITH EMPTY CONTAINER AND JOURNALISTS TO NOT RECORD AN INTERVIEW NEAR THEM PROTESTERS WALKING ALONG HIGHWAY TRUCKS DRIVING BY SIGN READING (English): "No trade with a terrorist" PROTESTERS WITH UKRAINIAN FLAGS PROTESTERS, SIGN READING (Russia
- Embargoed: 2nd April 2022 19:31
- Keywords: EU goods for Russia Polish trade relations Russian Polish trade Russian goods in EU Russian invasion in Ukraine trade embargo on Russia
- Location: NEAR KUKURYKI, POLAND
- City: NEAR KUKURYKI, POLAND
- Country: Poland
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001588319032022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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Ukrainian, Polish and Belarusian protesters blocked a highway close to a Polish-Belarusian border crossing point near Kukuryki, Poland on Saturday (March 19).
Mostly long-term Ukrainian residents of Poland, the protesters blocked trucks a few kilometres from the Kukuryki-Kozlowiczy border crossing point, which only receives heavy goods vehicles.
Some trucks were allowed through the blockade as they transported hazardous loads or cattle, while others carrying empty containers were stopped.
One truck driver from Belarus was stopped from giving a media interview by protesters.
Among the protesters were also Ukrainian refugees like Kateryna Vedmedenko from Kyiv.
She said that any cargo could potentially help Russia to continue its war against Ukraine.
Another refugee, Iryna Zemlyana, told Reuters that isolating Russia's economy could "bring Ukraine closer towards victory."
Poland has proposed to the European Union that the bloc impose a total ban on trade with Russia, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday, urging tougher sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
"Poland is proposing to add a trade blockade to this package of sanctions as soon as possible, (including) both of its seaports... but also a ban on land trade. Fully cutting off Russia's trade would further force Russia to consider whether it would be better to stop this cruel war," Morawiecki said.
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