Ukraine protests destruction of grain exports by Polish farmers
Al Jazeera
Farmers continue to protest that cheap grain imports, mandated by the European Union, are hurting them, despite financial support.
Ukraine has condemned what it called the “destruction” of its grain by protesting Polish farmers amid a long-running spat over imports of cheap grain.
The agriculture ministry said on Monday said Kyiv “strongly condemns the deliberate destruction of Ukrainian grain by Polish protesters”.
With Russia’s invasion limiting Ukraine’s grain exports via the Black Sea, Brussels mandated tariff-free access to European Union markets. However, farmers in eastern member states have complained that the imports undercut them.
Kyiv’s anger follows the emergence of images and videos online showing demonstrators on the border between Ukraine and Poland dumping grain from trucks onto the road in a show of protest.
Polish truckers and farmers have been staging protests at multiple border crossings with the neighbouring country for several months.
