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Poland’s prime minister says his country is “close to a solution” with Ukraine over agricultural imports.

While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its defence against Russia, the issue has been a major sticking point in relations between the two countries.

Polish farmers have been in uproar over what they say is the importation of cheap agriculture products – particularly grain – from Ukraine.

But Donald Tusk, who has attempted to defuse their protests, says Poland and Ukraine are now “close to a solution”.

He told a news conference: “This applies to the amount of products that can flow into Poland, once we determine it, we are close to ensuring that transit does not disturb the Polish market.”