After all that Poland has done for Ukraine, Kiev is now threatening the Poles with a lawsuit because Poland does not want to allow cheap Ukrainian grain to overtake Polish grain. As we read in Kresy:
As the Politico portal reported on September 1 , Ukraine is threatening to sue Poland and the European Union to the World Trade Organization if restrictions on agricultural exports are not lifted this month.
“With full respect and gratitude to Poland, should any bans be imposed after [September 15], Ukraine will bring a case against Poland and the EU to the World Trade Organization,” Taras Kaczka, Ukraine’s deputy economy minister, told POLITICO.
Kiev argued that the restrictions violated the 2014 EU-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
Kaczka’s comments confirmed a warning issued this week by Igor Żółek, a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. If Brussels does not take action against countries that violate the trade agreement, Kiev “reserves the choice of legal mechanisms for response,” Zhovko told Interfax-Ukraine.
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said that Kiev reserves the right to initiate arbitration proceedings under the association agreement with the EU or to apply to the WTO.
“We have no intention of retaliating immediately, given the spirit of friendship and solidarity between Ukraine and the EU,” Kaczka explained. However, he added that the systemic threat to Ukraine’s interests “forces us to bring this matter to the WTO.”
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