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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

EU to impose tariff of up to 50% on Russia grain imports

Wheat grain being loaded at Mariupol port before its departure for the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don
Wheat grain being loaded at Mariupol port before its departure for the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don last October. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

The EU is set to impose a tariff of up to 50% on Russia grain imports amid fears the Kremlin could flood the bloc with cheap wheat to destabilise the European market.

The proposal, announced by the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, follows a plea on Thursday to EU leaders by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to do something about grain “stolen” by the Russians from occupied territories.

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