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Warsaw demands that Kyiv pull its claim from the World Trade Organization regarding the import of Ukrainian grain rather than "put it on pause." — Ukrinform.
Days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, global news outlets cast Poland as a humanitarian superpower. Poles opened their homes to hundreds of thousands of refugees, offered transport, handed out hot soup and warm words of welcome. The government, too, sought to position itself as Kyiv’s champion
Poland was one of Ukraine's most ardent supporters following Russia's invasion in February 2022. The spat over grain exports marked rare discord between the neighbouring countries.
Poland considers Ukraine's decision to put a complaint against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the World Trade Organisation "on pause" as insufficient. Source: Piotr Müller, Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland, in an interview with RMF FM in an interview of 6 October, as reported by European Pravda Quote: "At the end of the day, we're asking for a withdrawal of the complaint, not a suspension.
Ukraine's suspension of its lawsuit filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a "good but insufficient step.” As such, Poland is not going to lift the grain embargo, Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller stated on Oct. 6.