7 days of weird borders by @sljivanono #4
Poland–Ukraine border is the state border between Poland and Ukraine. It has a total length of 535 km or 529km (sources vary).
The Polish-Ukrainian border was first formed, in the aftermath of the Polish-Ukrainian War in 1919. The Treaty of Warsaw of 1920 divided the disputed territories into Poland's favor along the Zbruch River. Next year, Ukraine lost its independence to the Soviet Union, and its remaining territories were split between Poland and the Ukrainian SSR in the Peace of Riga.
The Polish-Ukrainian border was first formed, in the aftermath of the Polish-Ukrainian War in 1919. The Treaty of Warsaw of 1920 divided the disputed territories into Poland's favor along the Zbruch River. Next year, however, Ukraine lost its independence to the Soviet Union, and its remaining territories were split between Poland and the Ukrainian SSR in the Peace of Riga.
The dissolution of the Soviet Union into a number of post-Soviet states transformed the Poland-Soviet border into the chain of Poland-Russia, Poland-Lithuania, Poland-Belarus and Poland-Ukraine borders. Poland and Ukraine have confirmed the border on 18 May 1992. It is the longest of Polish eastern borders.
GIF - Polish borders through history
With Poland joining the European Union in 2004, the border has become one of the external borders of the European Union. It is one of four EU-Ukraine borders, the other being the Hungary-Ukraine border, Romania-Ukraine border and the Slovakia-Ukraine border. As it is an entry point to the Schengen Area, this has introduced a visa requirement for Ukrainian citizens entering Poland as of October 2003.
The border is heavily policed, as it is a major smuggling route into EU, both for goods and for illegal immigration. Approximately 8 million people live in the border area, roughly equally divided between Poland and Ukraine.
Also check my previous post from this series:
Day #1 - SENEGAMBIA BORDER
Day #2 - THE TRIPLE FRONTIER
Day #3 - NORWAY - SWEDEN BORDER
NICE REGARDS ;)
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