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Romanian protesters unblocked the Vicovu de Sus crossing on the Romanian-Ukrainian border, which had been blocked since Jan. 15, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Jan. 19. Romanian farmers and truck drivers reportedly joined forces in mid-January, slowing traffic on major roads in protest of issues such as high tax rates, long waiting times at border crossings, and slow subsidy payments. The farmers claimed they had lost income for almost two years due to cheaper grains being exported by Ukraine. Romania’s Customs Authority reported in December that the country had not imported …

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