An 80-km line of trucks at the Polish border is trying to escape EU sanctions
The European Union set off a rush to the borders for thousands of drivers when it announced earlier this month it would ban Russian and Belarusian trucks from working in the bloc in response to the war in Ukraine.
On April 16, the line of Russian and Belarusian trucks hoping to leave the EU before sanctions took effect stretched for 80 kilometers (60 miles) at the border of Poland and Belarus, at a border crossing in the Polish town of Koroszczyn.
Russian and Belarusian freight road operators have been banned since April 16 from working in the EU, except for those transporting essentials such as food, mail, medicine, and energy. Belarusian leader Aleksander Lukashenko, an ally of Russia, has supported Vladimir Putin’s war by hosting Russian troops in the months before the invasion and allowing them to cross into Ukraine.
Yet as many as 400 vehicles were still waiting at border crossings as the midnight deadline passed on April 16, with some stuck at the border for up to 33 hours, and thousands more believed to be in the EU. Long lines were also reported in the Polish town of Bobrowniki.
https://qz.com/2155842/an-80-km-line-of-russian-trucks-is-trying-to-escape-eu-sanctions/