The perpetrators must compensate for damages for spilled grain in Poland, – Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine

The guilty party in Poland must compensate for damages for Ukrainian grain spilled from wagons and vehicles. This was stated by Taras Vysotsky, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, during a telethon.

“Damage to private property is an unequivocal offense,” he emphasized.

The official added that Ukraine has received confirmation that Polish law enforcement agencies have initiated relevant cases regarding all acts of destruction of Ukrainian products.

At the same time, Vysotsky emphasized that the person who caused the damage is obliged to pay compensation. Of course, this is only possible based on the results of a court hearing or voluntarily.

“We are talking about a trial. We hope for the shortest possible time to review the cases and bring them to court. We hope for justice and the fact that full compensation for damages by those who caused them is required,” he explained.

The Deputy Minister reminded that this is a normal practice in legal and democratic states.

“It is not normal to cause damage. But if there is a fact, then, of course, the compensation should be fully covered by the guilty party,” Vysotsky summarized.

As reported, on the night of February 25, 160 tons of Ukrainian grain was spilled out of eight gondola cars at the Polish railway station Kotomezh, which was in transit through Poland to the port of Gdansk. From there, it was to be shipped to other countries. This is the fourth case of grain vandalism in Poland.

And on the morning of February 24, at the Polish railway station Dorohusk, unknown persons damaged freight cars and spilled beans.

As a reminder, on February 9, Polish farmers began blockading three checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, and on February 12, the protests spread to two more checkpoints. Since February 16, Polish farmers have blocked the sixth checkpoint for the movement of goods.

According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, on February 20, Polish protesters intensified the blocking of traffic on the border with Ukraine.

In particular, at a number of checkpoints, Polish farmers completely blocked truck traffic, and near the Dolgobychuv-Uhryniv, Zosin-Ustyluh, and Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoints, they restricted the movement of buses, trucks, and cars in both directions for several hours.

The Ukrainian government is considering banning imports of agricultural products from Poland in response to the border blockade.

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