KIEV, February 28. The Minister of infrastructure of Ukraine Andriy Pivovarsky has assured that the Russian blockade of trucks no. He declared it on air of TV channel “inter”.
“There is no blockade. There is a separate position of the party “Freedom”. But all cars with Russian numbers or had already left the territory of Ukraine, or will leave tomorrow,” the Minister said, without saying how. While brewer said that “the blockade of international traffic offence”. “The European partners can apply to the Ukraine in the court,” he said.
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The Minister informed that Ukraine already has a “huge losses from the blockade.” “Imagine that Ukrainian trucks is on the territory of Russia in 7 times more than Russia on the territory of Ukraine,” the Minister said.
“If the Russian Federation will begin the blockade, what would happen? Is the loss of thousands of jobs,” he said.
Brewer heavily criticized members of the nationalist party “Freedom”, which began the blockade of the Russian trucks on Ukrainian territory. “They (the nationalists) are preparing for early elections to the Verkhovna Rada. They want pretty pictures on the TV and nothing else,” – said the Minister.
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According to the press service of “Svoboda”, the party members started blocking the passage of Russian trucks from Belarus. In the Zhytomyr region “members” has deployed three Russian trucks at the border with Belarus. In the Lviv region also stopped five trucks. According to information, the trucks with Russian registration do not allow to drive in Chernivtsi, Lviv region and in Transcarpathia and Volhynia.
From midnight on 25 February, was resumed transit road freight transport between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In the operational headquarters of Ukraine assure that announce to the citizens of banning the blocking of roads and trucks. The Ukrainian authorities also warn about criminal liability for such actions.
For the first time the blockade of the Russian trucks began on February 12 in Transcarpathia were banned in Russia organization “Right sector”.
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