WARSAW, 13 March 2022, (TON): The Polish authorities are discussing with neighboring countries the possibility of restricting the movement of trucks with goods to Russia and Belarus, bypassing the consent of the European Union.

This was announced on Saturday at a press conference by the press secretary of the government of the republic Peter Muller.

Answering a question about the prospects for restricting the movement of trucks to Belarus and Russia, a representative of the Polish government stressed that “sanctions relating to the restriction of trade are adopted by the decision of the European Council.”

He said “in accordance with the treaties, such decisions are made by the EU.”

Muller said “given that, unfortunately, there is no agreement at the level of the entire EU, we are looking for such legal solutions and loopholes to limit this type of activity.”

He explained “but this is only possible if we make such a decision simultaneously with other countries in our part of the region. If we close the border, the movement of goods will go, for example, through Lithuania.”