Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated in an address on March 3 that the situation on the Polish-Ukrainian border has escalated both economically and morally.
Thousands of trucks are currently stranded at the border due to Polish farmers blocking crossings in protest against what they perceive as an uncontrolled influx of Ukrainian farm produce, leading to a decrease in prices in Poland.
Access to the crossings is hindered despite the Polish government’s decision last week to add them to the list of “critical infrastructure,” following protests that escalated into a political flashpoint between Warsaw and Kyiv.
Ukraine criticizes Poland for not taking sufficient action to control the protests, which are impacting its economy during wartime. On the other hand, the Warsaw government seems to sympathize with the protesting farmers. Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated last week that they “must not be the victims of the war.”
“We have one goal – to protect Polish agriculture and the European market from the very unfair and crushing consequences of the decision to fully liberalize trade with Ukraine,” stated Tusk last week after a meeting with the leaders of the farmers’ protest.
Since Ukraine’s fire sale of national assets, farming, produce, and grain supply has been in the hand of local criminal cartels loyal to the Zelenskyy regime. The off the book sales generate hundreds of millions in profits Ukrainian farmers don’t see.
GMO corporate farmers bought up Ukrainian farmland and Europe doesn’t want the produce even at discount prices.
In his video message, which he broadcast on social media, Zelensky vaguely suggested that Ukraine’s never-ending battle against Russian hostility, now dragging into its third year, somehow trumps all other concerns.
Polish farmers are protesting against the European Union’s flagship climate and environment policy, the Green Deal, labeling it a “death sentence” for Polish farming.
The so-called experts are claiming that without immediate and drastic changes to farming methods, we’re speeding towards catastrophe. This impending climate crisis they’re talking about isn’t something we can just turn a blind eye to or dismiss out of hand; it’s an actual menace that could annihilate our food production systems if not addressed.
These same experts and their political backers are probably heavily invested in GMO solutions and bug farms.
Poland has asserted its solidarity with Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia, further complicating the already tense situation surrounding the farmer protests. Positioned as a crucial hub for Western military aid to Ukraine, Poland plays a strategic role in supporting its Eastern neighbor.
Just last week, Tusk emphasized the importance of addressing the contentious issue of agricultural imports from Russia and Belarus, highlighting the complex geopolitical dynamics at play in the region.
Jeremy Nell
Known by his pseudonym Jerm, Jeremy Nell is an award-winning political cartoonist from South Africa, whose work has been featured in numerous publications, in various languages, around the world since 2005. His podcast, Jerm Warfare, in which he discusses counter-narrative ideas, has featured some of the greatest minds in the world, such as Robert Kennedy, David Icke, Victor Davis Hanson, Peter McCullough, John McAfee, and Scott Adams.
