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European backers of Ukraine complain about cheap Ukrainian farm produce flooding markets

Romanian farmers protesting in the front of the European Commission headquarters in Bucharest on April 7, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
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LONDON – The countries of central and eastern Europe have led Western efforts to support Ukraine over the past 14 months of warfare, with Poland – the biggest nation in the region – admitting more Ukrainian refugees than any other European state.

The Poles have also supplied the bulk of Ukraine’s weapons from among European states and have opened their borders to Ukrainian trade.

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