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04/29/2024April 29, 2024
Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukrainian border
Polish farmers have suspended their protest at the border crossing with Ukraine, effectively ending a monthslong blockade which had angered Kyiv.
Polish truckers, later joined by farmers, had , protesting Ukraine’s cheap grain and saying it created unfair competition. Protesters also were angry at what they said was government inaction over business losses to foreign competitors.
“Fortunately, we have all directions on the border with Poland unblocked,” said Andriy Demchenko, the border official, adding that trucks were crossing in both directions.
Last week, Warsaw announced fresh aid to the Polish farmers struggling to sell their produce.
Kyiv welcomed on Monday the end of the blockade. Ukraine’s agriculture minister, Mykola Solsky, thanked the Polish government for “constructive work on unblocking the border.”
“The main thing is that we have a result,” Solsky said, adding that the talks between the ministries and farming associations from two countries “will go on.”
Though has been among Ukraine’s staunchest supporters since the Russian invasion, the issue of Ukrainian grain has soured ties, with Kyiv struggling to find an outlet for its produce amid the fighting and Warsaw wary of the impact of cheaper produce on its local market.
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04/29/2024April 29, 2024
Russia says another village in Donetsk captured
Russian forces have advanced further in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, capturing the village of Semenivka near the Moscow-held town of Avdiivka, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Moscow also claimed to have defeated Ukrainian forces in a number of other villages in the area, as well as in Synkivka in the Kharkiv region and at a number of other points along the front line.
Ukraine’s general staff meanwhile said its troops had repelled enemy attacks near Semenivka, as well as other Russian attacks.
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04/29/2024April 29, 2024
NATO’s Stoltenberg acknowledges ‘serious delays’ in aid deliveries
chief Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged the “serious delays” in the military alliance’s aid deliveries to Ukraine, saying they had “serious consequences on the battlefield.”
Stoltenberg was in Kyiv on Monday, where he met Ukrainian President as the country prepared to receive crucial US weapons.
“NATO allies have ,” Stoltenberg said. “The lack of ammunition has allowed the Russians to push forward along the front line. Lack of air defense has made it possible for more Russian missiles to hit their targets, and the lack of deep strike capabilities has made it possible for the Russians to concentrate more forces.”
The NATO chief promised the alliance was “working hard to meet Ukraine’s urgent needs.” He also said it was “not too late” for Kyiv to win the war.
Zelenskyy urged faster deliveries to bolster the front line.
“The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of the situation when we are expecting supplies from our partner,” the Ukrainian president said. “That is why promptness in supply literally means stabilization of the front line.”
Zelenskyy called for “timely support” for the Ukrainian army.
“Today I don’t see anything positive on this point yet. There are supplies, they have slightly begun, this process needs to be sped up,” he said.
Zelenskyy said that US weapons were starting to trickle into the country, after the last week after months of congressional deadlock.
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