The European Commission has announced a proposal to increase customs duties on the import of Russian grain products into the countries of the European Union. This was stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her joint press conference with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in Brussels. Von der Leyen noted that the proposal concerns customs duties on grain products, oilseed seeds, and derivatives from Russia and Belarus. According to her, there were “sufficient reasons” for such a proposal, and it will help “prevent destabilization of…