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Ukraine summons Israel envoy over alleged stolen grain sent to Haifa

Kyiv has warned Israel of a brewing diplomatic crisis, should authorities permit a vessel carrying grain allegedly stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories to dock and unload.

27/04/2026

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Ukraine: Russian strike on Odesa kills 2, hits hospitals and schools overnight

Ukraine said Russian forces struck the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight on 23 to 24 April 2026, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen.

24/04/2026

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan ships Russian grain to Armenia as part of peace agenda

Grain wagons from Russia were dispatched to Armenia via Azerbaijan Sunday as part of the normalisation process between Baku and Yerevan, totalling 1,746 tonnes.

01/02/2026

Europe News

Ukraine to further support Syria with humanitarian aid, says Zelenskyy

Hundreds of tonnes of grain have been sent to Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" humanitarian programme launched by the Ukrainian leader.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Zelenskyy says 321 port facilities damaged in Russian strikes

Ukraine, known as the Breadbasket of Europe, is a major global supplier of grain and before the Russian invasion it regularly exported around six million tonnes of grain every month from its Black Sea ports.

24/11/2024

Europe News

EU reintroduces tariffs on Ukraine’s oat and eggs, eyeing sugar next

The EU is expected to further reduce its imports of key food commodities from war-torn Ukraine after less than two weeks since applying the new controversial preferential trade scheme.

19/06/2024

World News

Prime Ministers of Poland and Ukraine make progress

The leaders said proposals were made on restricting Ukrainian food imports that farmers argue is undermining their livelihoods, but that more progress was necessary.

28/03/2024

Business

With unsold grain piled high, Polish farmer faces uncertainty amid war

The disruption of Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea led to a massive flow of grain across Poland's border with Ukraine, driving down prices for food products while inflation has caused production costs and interest rates on loans to rise.

23/03/2024

Europe News

Free-trade with Ukraine extended for one year with safeguards for bloc’s farmers

Lawmakers clinched a political deal on year long renewal of a free trade scheme with Ukraine adding ‘emergency brakes’ for sensitive agricultural commodities in the aftermath of farmers’ protests.

20/03/2024

World News

Farmers in eastern Poland protest against competition from Ukraine

In May 2022, a few weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion began, Brussels gave farmers in Ukraine permission to sell their products in the European Union without paying customs. However, farmers in the EU say the move has created unfair competition.

14/02/2024

Europe News

In U-turn, Brussels considers allowing restrictions on Ukrainian grain

The European Commission is working on a new proposal that could allow Eastern member states, like Poland and Hungary, to impose restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain in case of market "disturbances."

23/01/2024

Ukraine

Ukraine cautiously optimistic about new Black Sea shipping corridor

The temporary corridor was established by Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports.

28/11/2023

World News

Ukraine war: Russia downs 'dozens' of Moscow-bound Ukrainian missiles

The latest developments from the Ukraine war.

26/11/2023

Moldova

Moldova's grain harvest is stuck in the global food bottleneck

Because of Russian bombings, Ukrainians now export their massive grain stocks on land. This has created one of the biggest bottlenecks the Black Sea Region has seen.

19/11/2023

World News

EU 'deceived' Hungary over Ukrainian grain imports, says Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the country was “deceived” by the EU when it agreed to transport Ukrainian grain through Hungary after shipments across the Black Sea were blocked by the war.

25/09/2023

Europe News

Ukraine and Slovakia reach deal on grain as Brussels threatens lawsuit

Kyiv and Bratislava on Thursday struck a preliminary deal to resolve the ongoing dispute over Ukrainian cereals.

21/09/2023