“According to our information, there are 4 thousand vehicles on the Polish side. There were many cars from the Ukrainian side towards Poland, many went through Slovakia and Hungary. There are also traffic difficulties there,” TASS quotes him as saying.

Balin recommended that carriers look for workarounds; he suggested that the problem would not be resolved until March 20.

Earlier, information appeared that Polish farmers intend to completely block the border with Ukraine on February 20.

EC representative Olof Gill said that the Polish authorities must ensure the passage of Ukrainian cargo across the border.