SHEHYNI, Ukraine — Ukrainians call it the kordon, the border.
With most EU countries reluctant to anger Russia by offering Ukraine even the distant prospect of membership, the border is here to stay, cutting off the volatile ex-Soviet east from the prosperous EU west. The implications for Ukraine are devastating.
For Ukrainians, one road into the EU winds through the Shehyni-Medyka pedestrian border crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border. A long walkway flanked by high metal fences leads first to a Ukrainian checkpoint, then a Polish one. Two queues lead into the Polish building: a broad one for “All Passports” and a side-gate …read more
Source: European Voice
