Ukraine Pledges to Curb Soaring Food Exports to Calm Angry Polish Farmers
- Ukraine’s officials draw up ways out of Polish trade blockade
- Meeting in Warsaw to find solution is set for next month
Polish farmers wave national flags during a protest against imports of Ukrainian grain in downtown Warsaw on Feb. 27.
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A senior Ukrainian official said Kyiv is prepared to limit surges in exports into the European Union as a way to allay mounting concerns of Polish farmers after Warsaw threatened to temporarily shut the border for trade.
Deputy Economy Minister Taras Kachka, who was in Warsaw for talks on Wednesday, aimed to defuse increasingly violent protests in the EU by farmers lashing out over the impact of exports from the war-battered nation on local markets. Ukraine may use monitoring and licensing instruments to curb shipments in cases of abrupt surges, the official said.