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Ukraine is negotiating with the EU to ensure that the ban on agricultural imports is not extended

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Published May 31, 2023

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Ukraine is negotiating with the European Union to lift a ban on imports of four Ukrainian agricultural products to five neighboring countries. The restrictions will remain in effect until June 5 and may be extended. This was announced in Brussels by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky. “Today [May 30] […]

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Ukraine is negotiating with the European Union to lift a ban on imports of four Ukrainian agricultural products to five neighboring countries. The restrictions will remain in effect until June 5 and may be extended. This was announced in Brussels by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky. “Today [May 30] we met with many ministers and representatives of the European Commission. We outlined our position on the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products after June 5. We are against it, this is not a good way,” Solsky stressed. He added that after the restriction of imports of Ukrainian agricultural products there were difficulties in the functioning of the Black Sea grain corridor. “We did not have the opportunity to load ships for ten days (…) the Russians are following this situation and trying to take advantage of it, and we should not give them that opportunity,” the Minister explained. What preceded it? Since May 2, the European Commission has ...
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