Talks between the Ukrainian side and Polish truck drivers, who have been blocking three main crossing points between the two countries for a week, have failed to reach an agreement, Polish truck drivers said on Monday, AFP reported.

The latter condemn “unfair competition” on the part of Ukrainian companies, claiming that the liberalization of European norms has led to a significant increase in the number of Ukrainian competitors in this sector, which seriously affects their incomes.

Almost all road traffic between the two countries was blocked by this protest movement.

“We did not reach an agreement. Ukrainians do not pay attention to our requests,” one of the leaders of the Polish protest movement, Rafal Makler, said on X (formerly Twitter) at the end of negotiations with representatives of the Polish and Ukrainian governments.

Polish transport companies demand the return of the European permit system for Ukrainian trucks, which was canceled after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

It is vital for us that “the visa-free transport regime continues and continues, at least until we win,” Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Serhiy Derkach commented on Facebook late Monday.

“We do not back down and insist that blocking the border is a violation of many agreements. The border should be unlocked immediately,” he added.

Polish carriers also criticize the system of an electronic queue for departure from Ukraine after the completion of deliveries, due to which the Ukrainian side is waiting a long time.

According to Meckler, this wait can last 11-12 days.

On Monday, Polish customs officials reported that on the Polish side of the border, about 1,300 trucks were blocked at the Dorogusk border crossing and 500 at the Grebenne border crossing.