EU states agree 'prohibitive' tariffs on Russian grain

(ANSA-AFP) - BRUSSELS, MAY 30 - EU ministers agreed on Thursday to impose "prohibitive" duties from July 1 on grain imports from Russia, which had until now been largely exempt from tariffs, the bloc's trade commissioner said. The European Commission proposed the measure in March. Brussels hopes it will "restrict Russia revenues to fund its war on Ukraine (and) tackle illegal Russian exports of stolen Ukraine grain into EU markets", Valdis Dombrovskis said on social media. (ANSA-AFP).