How to protect the interests of Russian truckers turned blockade
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The conflict between Moscow and Kiev from -this locked in Ukraine Russian truckers, is gaining momentum. The authorities of Russia and Ukraine have exchanged a temporary ban on heavy-transit. Meanwhile, several hundred trucks can neither deliver the goods to their destination, to go home.
Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova
Moscow drew attention Ukrainian authorities to the problem of transit at the end of last week, as soon as the media were first reported that the militants “Right sector” (banned in Russia – “MK”), began to block progress on Ukraine Russian truckers. But Kiev pretended to be deaf and dumb, so on Sunday, Russia was forced to temporarily stop the transit of Ukrainian bolshegruzov on its territory. One time in the parking lot were 152 Ukrainian truck.
Without thinking twice, in the morning on February 15, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that by its actions Russia has violated WTO rules, therefore Kiev is now quite officially, rather than “pravosekov” forces It suspends transit of Russian trucks on its territory. Probably, the Ukrainian authorities are trying to take advantage of stalemate, to pass on to Moscow responsible for the arrest of the Russian transit, and thus avoid the wrath of its European partners.
In the so-called “bear blockade” have already participated Transcarpathian, Volyn, Lviv, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr and Sumy regions.
From the actions of the activists, according to various estimates, has affected about 600 Russian heavy-that are either detained in Ukraine, or can not enter her from the territory of the European Union to go home.
If the Ukrainian border guards did not approve of arbitrariness rabble gathered under the neo-Nazi flags, most likely, no problem does not arise. But now they call themselves “volunteers” and require the government to listen to “the voice of civil society.” Encouraged by their success, they even painted the wheels Russian trucks in the Ukrainian flag colors.
Apparently, the activists take their lead from the organizers of the blockade of the Crimea. It is no coincidence one of the self-proclaimed leaders of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov told the absolute support of their action. “Russia should be completely isolated from the civilized world up to that time, until the last Russian soldier leaves the territory of independent Ukraine”, – said the politician. However, he considers it necessary to find the same violent head in the Baltic States and Belarus, to work there, too, prevented Russian truckers.
Still about 800 trucks piled up on the border between Belarus and Lithuania – learned about the events in Ukraine, truckers hope use of sea ferry in Klaipeda, to get to Europe. The waiting time to cross the Belarusian-Lithuanian border is now 48 hours
From the history of the issue:. “Ukrainian trap” was formed against the background until the permitted transit problems with Poland. As you know, on February 1, international road transport of goods between the two countries suspended due to the reticence of the parties with respect to the quota for permits for 2016. Head of press service of Ministry of Transport Timur Hikmatov said the essence of the problems
«There are Russian-Polish agreement on road transport, -. Said the representative of the Ministry. – According to him, the parties argue every year, not only the number of permits for direct transportation between the two countries, but also the implementation of the quota for shipments to a third country (transit). In 2016, when discussing the issue of the transit Polish side demanded tripling of quotas, so that the Polish carriers have a much larger volume of transported Russian cargoes from Europe to Russia. We are categorically against. It thus will harm the interests of domestic truckers ».
According to the Ministry of Transport, the share of road transport in the total cargo turnover, including marine and w / d transport, but excluding oil and gas pipes, between Russia and the EU is about 50%. At the same time deputy director general of the Association of International Road Carriers (AIAC) Peter Pavlyuk said the “MK” that today exact statistics on this point. “However, in terms of money truckers transporting more than a quarter of our exports and imports,” the expert said.
In any case, these figures clearly demonstrate the importance of international road transport for the economy of Russia, because the blocking directions Russian trucks to Western Europe and back through the territory of Poland or Ukraine, reserves are not so many alternative routes. All of them, whether it be through the Baltic States and Finland, are connected with ferries, which will undoubtedly lead to increased costs and delays traffic.
The next round of Russian-Polish joint commission on cooperation in the field of international road transport should be held in Moscow from 9 until 24 February. However, the Poles have not yet responded to their consent
On the current situation of freight, “MK” said expert Irina Rogova, an analyst at Forex Club GK:.
– worth note that in the first 9 months in 2015 in the EU road transport carried 34.2% less cargo than in the same period in 2014. This is largely due to the embargo on some European goods, introduced in response to Western sanctions. But from Russia to the EU, on the other hand, the volume of traffic has increased as against the background of devaluation, many products have become more attractive. Of course, the Russian ban on the movement of freight through the territory of Ukraine and Poland creates problems shippers. In 2015, the volume of foreign trade operations, and so declined. In addition, companies will have to look for the “bypass” the path that will lead to an increase in delivery times and increase their value, and indirectly, it is, of course, can affect inflation. But it is unlikely due to this factor, it will increase by more than 0,2- 0,5%.
For information on how the current situation will affect the image of Ukraine, “MK” said head of the fund “Ukrainian policy “Konstantin Bondarenko,
– The behavior of the Ukrainian government in the history of the transit of Russian trucks – the biggest error in modern history. It was impossible to let the situation take its course, and even more so to be led by some activists. Nobody canceled the contractual obligations between Russia and Ukraine in the framework of the WTO and so on. Only the State can decide – skip truck or not. And now the whole world knows that in Ukraine it may engage volunteers. Today, they stopped the wagon, and tomorrow will be to dispose of nuclear or gas pipeline. Because of that, the credibility of Kiev from the rest of the world catastrophically falls.
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