EU not looking to extend trade waivers with Ukraine to protect its farming communities

A temporary trade agreement between Ukraine and the European Union — established after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 — is set to expire on Thursday. Kyiv has warned this will have a major impact on its economy and could trigger negative sentiments towards the EU. But farming communities in countries such as France and Poland said they have been hurt by Ukrainian imports over the past three years. William Denselow reports from Warsaw.

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