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The European Union proposes extending tariff-free entry for Ukrainian farm products for a year from June, but with "safeguards" to stop cheaper imports flooding the market at the expense of Europe's own farmers. SOUNDBITE
As Poland unilaterally extends its ban on Ukrainian grain imports, trains full of Ukrainian grain in transit and covered with tarpaulins are parked at the border between the two countries at Dorohusk station. Yesterday, the leader of the Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said that the implicit agreement between Warsaw and Kiev to defend Ukraine did not include "sacrificing Polish agriculture". Polish farmers are alarmed by the fall in grain prices since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, holds a press conference during which he warns that the developing world "will pay the price" if Russia does not extend its grain deal. IMAGES
The fighting in Sudan has caused more than 100,000 people to cross the border, UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado says. UNHCR, the United Nations' refugee agency, is estimating that more than 800,000 people could potentially flee to neighbouring countries as the conflict between Sudan's regular army and paramilitaries continues. SOUNDBITE
At least two Ukrainian ships carrying grain can be seen off the coast of Turkey at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the traffic of Ukrainian grain shipments has resumed after a phone call between the Turkish and Russian defence ministers. IMAGES
Ukrainian grain is loaded onto the Lebanese-flagged "Brave Commander" bulk carrier in the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi, near Odesa. Destined for Ethiopia, the shipment has been specially chartered by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to tackle food shortages in Africa caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
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