Protests on the Polish border do not affect the delivery of aid, – prime minister
Source: prime minister denys Shmyhal at press conference
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that the blocking of the Polish-Ukrainian border did not affect the supply of weapons or delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
According to the prime minister, such cases have not been recorded.
‘It is very important that, despite the protests of Polish carriers and Polish farmers, not a single case of blocking the delivery of weapons, military equipment, humanitarian aid, or fuel to Ukraine has been recorded. That is, all these cargoes go to Ukraine without hindrance. And this is important in order to avoid manipulation,’ Shmyhal stressed.
At the same time, some Telegram channels spread other information. According to the prime minister, those photos and videos do not show military equipment, but commercial vehicles.
‘No cargo officially registered as military or humanitarian support was stopped,’ Shmyhal added.
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