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Ukraine to sue Poland, Hungary, Slovakia over grain import ban

Grain is loaded aboard a cargo ship at the Azov Sea Port, Rostov region, on July 22, 2023. [AFP]

Kiev will file a lawsuit to the World Trade Organization against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over their decisions to extend a ban on grain imports from Ukraine, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Monday, citing a senior official.

"It is important to prove that these actions are legally wrong. And that's why we will start legal proceedings," said Taras Kachka, Ukraine's trade representative and deputy minister of economy.

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