Several countries bordering Ukraine, including its main ally Poland, have imposed temporary trade restrictions on the export of Ukrainian grain and other products through their land, after protests from local farmers over falling prices .
“A note on the unacceptable situation related to trade restrictions on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine” was sent to the Polish Embassy as well as to the EU representative in Ukraine, the spokesperson said. of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kiev, Oleg Nikolenko.
On the other hand, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia agreed on Friday to an agreement with the European Commission which allows the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products.
Kiev called for an “immediate” resumption of exports and said the restrictions violated an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union and “the principles and rules of the European Union’s single market”.
The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war drastically reduced the traditional Ukrainian grain export channel through the Black Sea, which necessitated its export by land.
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