Slovak truckers begin a blockade at the Vyšné Nemecké-Uzhhorod checkpoint, mirroring the ongoing Polish truckers' strikes, both disrupting truck traffic crucial for trade and aid to Ukraine.
Approximately 2,800 trucks have accumulated at three Ukrainian-Polish border crossings, including Krakovets, Yagodyn, and Rava-Ruska-Khrebenne, due to protests by Polish carriers, leading to disruptions in freight traffic
A week-long blockade at Ukraine-Poland border by Polish transport workers halts thousands of vehicles, causing trade disruptions and urgent calls for government action to prevent economic losses for both countries.
Hungarian PM Orban and Slovakian PM Fico refused to allocate aid for Ukraine, arguing that 'EU support is not working' and citing 'concerns about corruption.'
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption's decision aims to break Hungary's blockade of EU military aid for Ukraine, which is around $530 million.