The State Border Service of Ukraine reported that Polish farmers blocked the movement of Ukrainian trucks from the Shegini checkpoint to Poland.
Strana.ua publication attributed this to the expiration of the restrictions on grain imports from Ukraine to five neighboring EU countries on June 5, suggesting that the grain corridor began working in the period between the end of the restrictions and its extension.
6 June in the European Union elongated The effect of the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia until September 15, reducing the volume of restrictive measures for the import of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds from 17 to six tariff positions Ukrainian. Immediately after this decision was taken, the European Commission elongated for one year, the abolition of taxes on other Ukrainian goods.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of the European Council Charles Michel. stated On the inadmissibility of expanding restrictions on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products in a number of EU countries after 5 June.