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Traffic can now move freely through all checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, though checkpoints on the Romanian border are still being blocked. Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guards Service of Ukraine on Ukraine's national 24/7 newscast Quote: "Unfortunately, [Ukrainian-Romanian border] continues to be blocked at the Porubne and Krasnoilsk checkpoints on our side.
Our policies force asylum seekers into the hands of smuggling rings, which profits organized crime, making both sides of the border more violent.
The Finnish government decided to extend the closure of checkpoints on the border with Russia for another month at a general meeting of the State Council. Source: European Pravda with reference to Yle; Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen Border restrictions will remain in effect until 11 February.
Ukraine’s national postal operator Ukrposhta has devised a strategic logistical solution to navigate the challenges of blockaded border checkpoints and ensure the delivery of international parcels to Ukraine, in collaboration with Estonia's Omniva and the Slovak company Interport.
Despite a meeting with Dariusz Klimczak, the Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Poland, Polish freight carriers are set on maintaining their blockade of three border checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, declaring their refusal to lift the restrictions throughout the holiday season, state-owned Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported on Dec. 25.