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Kiev has filed lawsuits with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia because of their ban on the import of Ukrainian products, the Ukrainian Economy Ministry stated on Monday.

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 government has adopted a resolution that bans the import of Ukrainian grain after September 15 regardless of the decision of the European Commission, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Robert Telus said on Tuesday.

Despite Western sanctions Russian grain export has been growing. Over the year, Russia has increased the amount of grain supplied to other countries reaching the 60 mln tons point, according to the data published by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

Russia and Turkiye have reached an agreement on the supply of one million tones of grain, and the discussion of technical details will begin in the near future, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday.

The United Nations, with the support of Turkey, has prepared a new package of proposals to resume the stalled grain initiative that broke a Russian blockade and allowed Ukraine to export crops from three of its Black Sea ports.

Substantive agreements on possible perspectives of a trilateral grain deal between Russia, Turkiye and Qatar do not exist at the moment but various discussions are ongoing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

The passage of the second ship along the ‘grain corridor’ is unrelated to talks with Russia on the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to make international trips in the fall, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Delivered a message on the BRICS summit 2023 wich takes place from August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Although the unlawful sanctions imposed by the West have been hindering the Russian economy, it has been developing, the president said on Tuesday.