Poland, Slovakia and Hungary imposed bans after an inflow of Ukrainian grain led to native farmers’ protests.

Kyiv is contemplating suing Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over their bans on Ukrainian agricultural merchandise, the Politico information outlet reported.

The journal on Monday quoted Ukrainian Commerce Consultant Taras Kachka as saying that Kyiv might additionally impose reciprocal measures on Poland if Warsaw didn’t drop its further steps.

“We’d be pressured to retaliate on the extra merchandise and would prohibit the import of fruit and greens from Poland,” he mentioned.

In Could, the European Union restricted Ukrainian grain to permit Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia to ban the home gross sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds whereas allowing transit of such cargoes for export elsewhere.

Whereas the restriction expired final week, Warsaw, Bratislava and Budapest introduced their bans on Ukrainian grain and mentioned they have been performing within the pursuits of their economies and that the transfer was supposed to guard their farmers.

The three nations have complained {that a} glut of Ukrainian grain threatens their home markets.

Kachka mentioned the bans are “ridiculous”.

“I feel that Hungary right here is making a political assertion that it desires to dam commerce with Ukraine and as properly disregard Brussels fully. And that’s why I feel that it is a very daring motion towards each of us from Budapest,” he mentioned.

The EU allowed its ban to run out on Friday after Ukraine mentioned it will take measures to tighten management of exports to neighbouring nations.

Kachka mentioned Kyiv was able to “tackle the duty to make sure that export from Ukraine is just not creating any tsunami in neighbouring nations” and would impose a system of “real-time” export licences for grains.

However the Ukrainian official additionally identified that the choice to implement their bans outdoors of backing from the EU has raised “the most important systemic concern” if companions can not belief that Brussels speaks for the bloc.

In line with Politico, Kyiv additionally plans to sue the nations on the World Commerce Group, not via its commerce accord with the EU.

“I feel that every one the world ought to see how member states within the EU behave in direction of commerce companions and their very own union, as a result of it may possibly affect different states as properly”, he added.