France, March 28 -- Talks were underway on Thursday in Warsaw between the governments ofPolandand Ukraine as part of an attemptto defuse a row over grain imports that has caused mass protests by farmers throughout the European Union.

Farmers throughout the 27-nation blochave been protesting to demand the re-imposition of customs duties on agricultural imports from Ukraine that were waived after Russia's invasion in 2022.

They say Ukraine's farmers are flooding Europe with cheap imports that leave them unable to compete.

"It is difficult to expect any breakthrough after these talks, any specific agreement, for example on agricultural issues," the head of the prime minister's office Jan Grabiec told state news agency PAP.

"We are still ...