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Poland and other European Union countries bordering Ukraine have recently imposed temporary bans on Ukrainian grain exports. As soon as the Polish ban was announced, Ukrainian sunflower oil manufacturers stopped buying seeds. Many believe they see Moscow's hand behind the crisis with neighboring countries that have so far strongly supported Kiev in the face of the Russian invasion. If the restrictions continue, many Ukrainian farmers, especially in the east, "will simply go bankrupt," says Igor Novytsky, deputy director of an agricultural company.

Four EU nations this week announced bans on the import of grain and other food commodities from Ukraine to protect their own agricultural sectors. Last year, these countries, along with other EU members, lifted tariffs on Ukrainian grain to support the latter’s exports globally following the impact of the conflict there. The EU adopted a strategy that relied on redirecting

KYIV, Ukraine — Church bells tolled, weeping mourners embraced and blue-and-yellow national flags fluttered Friday as Ukraine marked the first anniversary of a Russian invasion that triggered a cataclysmic war

KYIV, Ukraine — Church bells tolled, weeping mourners embraced and blue-and-yellow national flags fluttered Friday as Ukraine marked the first anniversary of a Russian invasion that triggered a cataclysmic war