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Europe News: Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia over their bans on Ukrainian agricultural products. The restrictions were imposed by the European U

Three EU member states imposed unilateral measures to restrict imports from the war-torn country

Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have decided to boycott the coordination platform on Ukrainian grain in Brussels due to Kiev’s threats to appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over measures against import, a Polish news agency reported on Monday, citing a source in the European Union.

Kyiv may be gearing up for a legal battle with three of its neighbors as it now fights to free its grain on its western borders. In defiance of the European Commission’s Sept. 15 decision to lift an embargo on the domestic sale of Ukrainian agricultural products in five

President Katalin Novák paid an official visit to Ukraine last month, celebrating Hungary’s national holiday with ethnic Hungarians there, visiting a center for children’s rights, and working with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky towards greater cooperation between Hungary and its beleaguered neighbor.

Slovakia has extended a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain until the end of 2023, the countrys government said on Saturday.

Poland will introduce a ban on the import of Ukrainian grain starting September 16, despite the decision of the European Commission not to extend the restrictions, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated on Friday.

The Polish agriculture minister has said there will be no Ukrainian grain in Poland because the interests of the country’s farmers come first.

The EU began restricting grain imports to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia in May in an attempt to protect farmers. 

Waldemar Buda, Polish Minister of Development and Technology, has signed the decree banning imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, including wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds, for an indefinite period.