Ukraine did not expect Poland’s harsh rhetoric on the grain issue – Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Eurointegration says

Ukraine did not expect Poland’s rhetoric on the grain issue to be so harsh.

This was stated by Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Eurointegration, Olga Stefanishina, during an interview on the “Rada” TV channel.

“Manipulations and blackmail related to the export of Ukrainian grain are very sensitive for us because we practically have no other means of ensuring peace in grain except through the borders of the EU. Therefore, of course, this is very unexpected for us: such harsh rhetoric from the Polish side,” said Stefanishina.

She acknowledged that Poland and Ukraine have always competed in the grain market, but in the conditions of ongoing conflict, Kiev expected a different behavior from Warsaw.

Stefanishina also expressed hope that Brussels and some “individual capitals” would support Kiev’s position.

Earlier, Poland imposed a ban on the import of grain from Ukraine, despite the EU lifting such a ban.

Subsequently, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria also agreed to extend the embargo on Ukrainian agricultural products.

Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, accused Ukraine of “fraud” in the export of Ukrainian grain.