The ambassadors of Baltic countries expressed their dissatisfaction to Poland over the ongoing blockade of the Ukrainian border, as it undermines Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Dec.

Thousands of Ukrainian truck drivers are stalled at the border in Poland as tensions between the two countries grow.

Ukraine and Poland will open a border crossing for empty trucks on December 4 in a bid to ease a blockade by Polish hauliers, whose protests have paralyzed traffic for weeks.

Ukraine's top truckers union said on Friday its hopes of a rapid end to Polish trucker protests at the border were fading, as Kyiv prepared to evacuate its hauliers stranded in Poland.

Ukrainian and Polish officials met in Warsaw on on Dec. 1 to work on a solution to end a protest by Polish truckers who want the EU to restate entry permits.

Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points along the border with Ukraine. Last Friday, Slovak drivers joined the protest, turning the dispute into an all-out European crisis.

Ukraine has also lost Hr 9.3 million ($254,000) due to unpaid customs tolls in November, said Danylo Hetmantsev, the head of the parliamentary finance committee.

Blockade started November 6 over what Polish truckers see as unfair competition from their Ukrainian peers who currently enjoy permit-free access to EU countries