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Ukraine opposes ‘unacceptable’ restrictions imposed by Poland on grain trade

October 3, 2025

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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The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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