In a statement issued by the Ministry of infrastructure of Ukraine, stated that the protests against transit of Russian trucks are in the area of the ring road of the city of Stryi in Lviv region and at the checkpoint the village of Domanovo in the Volyn region. The Department indicated that “shares of a peaceful nature and do not block the movement of vehicles, since such action may be regarded as a criminal offence”.
Officials urged the Russian carriers continue circling either the specified point or by ordering via customs officers and border guards accompanied by the specialized vehicles of the National police. at checkpoints of the state border.
“We emphasize that the state’s position remains unchanged: Ukraine continues to fulfill its obligations to ensure free transit,” – said in Kiev.
Ukrainian activists began to block the movement of Russian trucks in early February. In response, Russia suspended the Ukrainian transit trucks through its territory.
On 25 February, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Kiev and Moscow have decided to cancel the ban on transit trucks. However, activists of the Ukrainian party “Svoboda”, as well as the organization “Carpathian Sich” declared renewal of blocking Russian trucks.
