Polish protesting farmers set fire to the European Union flag + video
| In continuation of the weekly protests of farmers in European countries, the protesting farmers in the capital of Poland burned the flag of the European Union. |
reported Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, protesting Polish farmers gathered in the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and set fire to the European Union flag.
Polish farmers gathered in the city of Warsaw in continuation of their street protests last Tuesday. It is said that tens of thousands of farmers participated in this demonstration.
Farmers’ protests across Poland started on February 9 (20 Bahman) and according to the farmers, this nationwide demonstration will continue for 30 days.
One of the main demands of the protesting farmers is to stop the supply of Ukrainian agricultural goods to the Polish market, so the protesters are blocking the roads to the border crossings with Ukraine.
Dennis Shmigel, the Prime Minister of Ukraine announced last week that Kiev reserves the right that if Poland If the farmers do not convince the protestors to stop the process of blocking the border crossings, they will retaliate.
Polish farmers accuse Yef and Warsaw of allowing imports of cheap grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine is threatening the livelihood of these farmers.
Schmeigel wrote in his Telegram channel, “The issue of blocking the borders should be resolved before March 28, that is, the date A joint meeting of the governments of Ukraine and Poland is supposed to be held, to resolve the issue. If this does not happen, Ukraine reserves the right to apply countermeasures in relation to its entry points.”
Poland is one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in Europe, and it has many weapons systems, including tanks and howitzer armored vehicles. Who has put if authority.
The dispute over grain has created a significant gap between the two neighbors, so that Andre Duda, the president The President of Poland announced last fall that his country has faced a flood of cheap Ukrainian products.
Schmigel announced that “the Polish authorities invited to meet with the Ukrainian authorities in the city of Levy in western Ukraine were ignored. The president of Ukraine had proposed this place to hold negotiations and reach a compromise, but unfortunately such a meeting with the Polish authorities was not held.”
