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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley, Europe correspondent

Slovakia joins Poland and Hungary in halting Ukraine grain imports

A track unloads grain in Zghurivka, Ukraine.
A track unloads grain in Zghurivka, Ukraine. Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

Slovakia has joined Poland and Hungary by unilaterally halting imports of grain and other food products from Ukraine to protect its farmers in decisions criticised by Kyiv and the European Commission as unacceptable.

The EU would expect the central European states “to come up with some explanation”, a senior official said, after Poland and Hungary announced their bans over the weekend and Slovakia followed suit on Monday. Bulgaria has also said it is considering a ban.

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