Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov denied that the Ukrainian side was conducting negotiations on closing the borders with Poland. Because it would be too painful in the opinion of the Polish Prime Minister.
On Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that negotiations are being held with Ukraine on the temporary closure of the border and suspension of trade until solutions are found that will take into account the interests of Polish farmers. However, the Ukrainian side firmly denies that such an idea has been discussed or taken into consideration at all.
Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov assured that no one from the Ukrainian side is conducting talks on closing the borders with Poland – we read on the Latifundist website.
-No one from the Ukrainian side is conducting negotiations on closing the borders with Poland. For us, a stably functioning border is a matter of survival in the war against the Russian aggressor. We have great respect for our friendly Poland and have proposed constructive solutions and taken steps to ease tensions at the border. We expect appropriate decisions from the Polish government so that the situation does not reach a dead end, said Kubrakow.
Too painful a solution
The same position was conveyed to the media by the Trade Representative of Ukraine, Taras Kaczka. According to him, negotiators from both sides are working on a constructive solution that will open the border and take into account the interests of farmers from both countries. Kaczka assured, however, that during the talks there was no mention of the temporary closing of the border between the countries and it was Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk who was against it.
“During all 4 hours of negotiations, the option of closing the border was not mentioned. As Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said quite clearly – it would be a very painful decision for our economies. Stopping even one day of trade, which on an annual basis amounts to USD 11.7 billion (and according to Polish statistics even more) is too painful. Not to mention transit, which is crucial for Ukraine.” – writes Taras Kaczka on his Facebook profile.
The deputy minister also believes that all reports in the media about the border closure resulted from a misunderstanding of the Polish Prime Minister’s intentions.
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