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Polish volunteers are ready to welcome Ukrainian refugees in Przemysl train station. Six in every 10 Ukrainian refugees have crossed the Polish border, according to UNHCR's latest figures, and more than 10 million people are now thought to have fled their homes, including the millions of internally displaced people. IMAGES
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal and their delegations pose for a photo in Warsaw ahead of bilateral talks on a dispute over farming imports and blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers on the shared border. While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, ties have soured over the past months amid ongoing economic disputes, and as farmers complain imports from Ukraine have undercut prices for their own produce. IMAGES
Polish Prime Minister Donal Tusk welcomes his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal in Warsaw for bilateral talks over farm imports. Polish farmers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine since last month to protest at what they say is unfair competition from goods from the war-torn country. The border blockades and grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion. IMAGES
In eastern Poland, farmers stage a protest in their tractors against EU measures to combat climate change and the massive importation of Ukrainian products. They are accusing their Ukrainian counterparts of undermining their business and are calling for a halt to all border traffic all the while stepping up a battle with the government over their conditions. IMAGES
As Poland unilaterally extends its ban on Ukrainian grain imports, trains full of Ukrainian grain in transit and covered with tarpaulins are parked at the border between the two countries at Dorohusk station. Yesterday, the leader of the Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said that the implicit agreement between Warsaw and Kiev to defend Ukraine did not include "sacrificing Polish agriculture". Polish farmers are alarmed by the fall in grain prices since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and First Lady of the Republic of Poland Agata Kornhauser-Duda meet 11 Ukrainian doctors in Warsaw who are completing a practical course in helicopter emergency medical care. Zelenska is in Poland for a rare trip outside Ukraine with her husband, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES
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