Poland to Extend Ukraine Grain-Import Ban, Pressuring EU
- Ruling party appeals to farmers a month before elections
- Hungary and Romania also call for extension of restrictions
This article is for subscribers only.
Poland will extend its ban on imports of grain from Ukraine unless the European Union allows its own restrictions to stay in place beyond Friday — a move that raises tensions with both Kyiv and Brussels.
The government in Warsaw approved the plan Tuesday, effectively issuing an ultimatum to the EU three days before the scheduled expiration of the bloc’s measures. Meanwhile, Hungary and Romania reiterated that EU import restrictions should be extended until at least the end of the year.