Ukraine will challenge the EU grain embargo if it is extended.

This specifically concerns the import ban on grain to five countries of the European Union, which is valid until September 15, informed the deputy head of the president’s office, Ihor Zhovkva. “If the European Commission continues its decision, we will complain to the arbitration commission under our association agreement,” Zhovkva said.

He singled out Poland, which, along with Hungary, has warned it will impose unilateral restrictions if EU measures are not extended. “If Warsaw starts acting on its own this month, the European Commission should take legal measures against violations of the EU single market,” said an official of the president’s office.

Meanwhile, the speaker of the Slovak parliament, Boris Kollar, appealed to the Slovakian government, demanding that after the EU embargo expires in September, that the country join in closing its borders with Poland and Hungary to the import of Ukrainian grain. At the same time, he noted that he does not intend to stop the transit of Ukrainian grain.