Polish customs control introduces stronger measures at Russian border crossings
Polish customs officers introduced enhanced control measures on the border with Russia, Lenta.ru reported. The measures affected people crossing the Russian-Polish border. As a result, delays can be expected at checkpoints. These changes by the Polish customs officers is related to the NATO Summit and World Youth Day being held in Poland in the near future.
As Interfax reported, citing local residents, long queues at the border have become the norm. According to a representative of the Agency, people are waiting 4-6 hours to enter Poland.
The source notes that this is due to an unofficial strike by the customs officers, who are dissatisfied with low wages. As of the morning of May 4th, 620 cars were waiting at the Ukrainian and Polish borders at six checkpoints in the Volyn and Lviv regions.