Ukraine does not plan to close the border with Poland and is not conducting negotiations on this matter, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

“Ukraine does not plan to close its borders with Poland. No one from the Ukrainian side is negotiating on this issue,” Kubrakov wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Our people are fighting for their existence in the war with the Russian aggressor. For us, a stable border is a matter of survival.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is participating in negotiations to counter the protests of Polish farmers who are obstructing border traffic, previously said that the option of temporarily closing the border is being discussed with the Ukrainian authorities.

“We are also discussing with the Ukrainian side the temporary closure of the border and the suspension of the exchange of goods in general,” Donald Tusk said, admitting that it would be a “painful decision for both sides,” reports AFP.

“I am ready to make firm decisions regarding the border with Ukraine, always consulting with Kyiv so that there is no unnecessary tension. But we have to find a long-term solution,” explained Donald Tusk, adding that he had received proposals from Brussels and Kyiv regarding quotas for Ukrainian products, which are “unacceptable” for Warsaw.

Tusk also announced that on Thursday he will meet with representatives of Polish farmers, who are blocking roads and border points, protesting against the import of Ukrainian agricultural products, which the EU has exempted from duties and obligations to meet European standards. help Ukraine in the war with Russia – and thus they are sold on the European market at dumping prices, prices lower than the cost price of local producers.

At several border points with Ukraine and in the port of Gdansk, Polish farmers recently attacked trucks and wagons with Ukrainian grain and threw away their cargo, which provoked a violent reaction from Kyiv.