The Polish government is urging the European Union to extend the ban on imports of Ukrainian grain in order to protect its own farmers, as Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki emphasizes the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections in determining Poland's agricultural future.
Hungary, along with Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria, has agreed to block Ukrainian grain imports unless the European Union extends a ban set to expire on September 15, while Bulgaria's Prime Minister expresses support for waiving the ban to reduce food prices.
The European Commission urges Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia to work constructively after they announced they will continue banning grain imports from Ukraine despite the Commission's decision to end the ban.
Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia over their bans on Ukrainian agricultural products, which were implemented to protect their own farmers from increased Ukrainian exports following Russia's blockade on Ukrainian ports; Ukraine argues that the bans are legally wrong and a systemic concern regarding whether international trade partners can trust Brussels.
Poland has announced the end of its arms transfers to Ukraine after President Zelenskiy accused Warsaw of banning Ukrainian grain imports to protect Polish farmers and play into Russia’s hands, straining relations between the two countries.
Poland has ceased arming Ukraine in order to focus on increasing its own weapon stocks, causing a shift in their relationship just weeks before an election, after falling out over Ukrainian grain exports.
Poland's ruling Law and Justice party has halted arms shipments to Ukraine, leading to strained relations between the two countries and raising concerns about the ruling party's electoral ploy ahead of the general election.
The Ukrainian army claims to have struck a Russian military airfield near the Crimean town of Saky, while several cities and towns in Ukraine were hit by Russian rockets, killing two and injuring others; Poland has announced it will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine amid a growing rift between the two countries over grain.
Poland and Ukraine are experiencing tensions in a grain dispute, with Poland's decision to halt arms exports to Ukraine potentially straining Europe's support for Ukraine and impacting European unity.
Support for supplying weapons to Ukraine is declining among Americans of both major political parties, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, posing a warning for Kyiv as it relies heavily on US arms to fight against a Russian invasion.
Poland sees Ukraine's decision to temporarily suspend its complaint to the World Trade Organisation as inadequate and emphasizes the need for a withdrawal of the complaint rather than a pause.
Poland's Minister of Agriculture has expressed confusion and disbelief over Ukraine's decision to suspend its complaint against Poland's agricultural export restrictions in the WTO, demanding that Ukraine withdraw the groundless complaint in order to improve relations between the two countries.