"EU Lifts Bans on Ukrainian Grain, but Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia Maintain Restrictions"

Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia have imposed import restrictions on Ukrainian grain after the European Commission's ban on grain shipments from Ukraine expired. The ban had caused market distortions and anger among local producers. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Vladivostok in Russia, where he viewed aviation equipment and missile systems, raising concerns about a potential arms deal between Moscow and Pyongyang. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to respond civilly to the import restrictions, while Russia denied signing any military-technical cooperation agreements with North Korea. In other news, Ukraine's President is set to visit Washington next week to seek additional aid, and the US Ambassador to Russia visited detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Additionally, UNESCO added Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral and Lviv to its World Heritage in Danger list, and Finland banned Russian-registered cars from entering its territory. Britain officially banned Russia's Wagner Group and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko suggested a "three-way cooperation" with Russia and North Korea.