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Some 50 Ukrainian protesters Wednesday blocked a crossing point on the border with Poland calling on the Poles to ease visa requirements.

The protest took place in the Lviv region in western Ukraine, where the demonstrators blocked the only road serving the Rava-Ruska border crossing, according to a spokeswoman for the regional border guards, Tetiana Guerasimtchuk.

Last month there were similar protests along the border by Ukrainians demanding Kiev and Warsaw sign an accord that would allow border residents to enter Poland without needing a visa.

Kiev hopes to conclude such an accord at the end of this month during a visit to Ukraine by Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk.

In December Poland joined Europe's open borders Schengen zone, comprising 22 European Union members states plus Iceland and Norway.

At the same time, Warsaw made it tougher for Ukrainians to obtain visas. Those living in western Ukraine had been used to traveling to Poland to work and conduct business, often on the black market.

AFP