French farmers announced the start of an action to block Paris and three nearby departments on January 29. According to the organizers, from 14:00 (16:00 Moscow time) farmers will begin an “indefinite siege of the capital” According to their plans, not a single food truck should reach Paris.
Large-scale protests by farmers began in France on January 18. Agricultural producers are dissatisfied with the increase in imports of agricultural products and the government's plans to increase diesel prices.