That has been widely interpreted as a call for the EU to let Poland extend its ban on imports of Ukrainian grain - a ban that is due to expire on 15 September. Mr Przydacz was also quoted as saying: "What is most important today is to defend the interest of the Polish farmer." Warsaw has this evening called in Ukraine's ambassador, simply to discuss "comments of representatives of Ukrainian authorities."īut the cause of Ukraine's biting response may not be quite that clear-cut.
Question the mutual understanding and strength of relations "We are convinced that Ukrainian-Polish friendship is muchĭeeper than political expediency," the statement read. Mr Przydacz's comments angered Ukrainian officials - Ukraine summoned Poland's ambassador to the country for a meeting to discuss them earlier today.Ī Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson also dismissed the adviser's comments as "untrue and unacceptable", with a stinging statement.
The row was sparked by top Polish presidential adviser Marcin Przydacz saying Kyiv should be more grateful for Poland's support over the years - similar comments to those from outgoing UK defence secretary Ben Wallace last month. It's a relatively rare breakdown between two neighbours who have been firm allies since the start of the invasion - but what caused it? "Had there been a breakthrough, I think it would haveīeen shared with you," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said onĪ diplomatic row between Ukraine and Poland shows little sign of slowing down, with both countries calling in each other's ambassadors today. Last week, the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres met with Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Vershinin - who was involved in negotiation the deal last summer - on the sidelines of a UN food summit in Rome. Similar measures against vessels bound for Russia or Russia has also threatened to target Ukraine-boundĬivilian vessels, prompting Kyiv to responded by announcing The Kremlin unilaterally pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative over two weeks ago, vowing to only return if “concrete results” were achieved to better protect Russian agricultural exports. She was speaking as the US took over the presidency of the UN Security Council from the UK for the month of August. Ms Thomas-Greenfield did not give further details about who made the claims, or when they found out. Returning to discussions," she told a press conference. "We have seen indications that they might be interested in The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that Russia is "going to have to return to this deal" if it wants to get its own fertilizer back on global markets. The US says it has been told Russia is willing to return to talks on restoring its grain deal with Ukraine - but admits it hasn't seen any evidence yet.
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