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EU plans to hit Russia, Belarus grain imports with tariffs

Commission aims to curb Russian income, prevent market distortions, placate farmers

The European Commission proposed on Friday imposing tariffs on imports of grain from Russia and Belarus in an attempt to prevent Moscow and its ally from distorting EU markets and placate farmers who have protested for months over cheap imports.