This week, we welcome the EURACTIV agrifood team’s newest recruit, Yaroslava Bukhta, to speak about her interview with the Ukrainian deputy-minister of agriculture and his take on the EU’s solidarity lanes proposal. We also hear from Gerardo about his recent adventures in the salt marshes of Cadiz bay national park in Spain, and we learn all about the Ukrainian berry Kalyna, which also holds significant symbolism for the country.