EU States Agree 'Prohibitive' Tariffs On Russia Grain Imports

Under World Trade Organization rules, virtually all Russian grain has until now been exempt from EU import duties (Credit: AFP)

EU states agreed on Thursday to impose "prohibitive" duties on grain imports from Russia in a bid to cut off revenues to Moscow for its war on Ukraine.

The European Union has hit Russia with multiple rounds of sanctions to inflict damage on Russia's war chest following its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022.