Currently, 22 million tons of grain are blocked in Ukrainian ports. This was said by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a briefing with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Kyiv, Ukrinform reported.
Zelensky noted that the implementation of the export process will be difficult, but definitely possible.
“We want our farmers to continue working next year for the new harvest. To do this, we need to export everything we currently have – barley, wheat, corn, etc. Twenty-two million tons are currently blocked. We expect about 60 million tons in the fall,” the president also said.
Zelensky stressed that efforts are being made at the diplomatic level to ensure that countries do not buy grain from the Russian Federation, which it has stolen in blocked Ukrainian ports.
Negotiations with Turkey and the UN continue, Zelensky said. “Ukraine is working ‘directly’ with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the matter. The UN takes the position of a leader, not a moderator,” he added.
“A very important point is who will guarantee the safety of the ships that will come to us to load products. This can’t be Russia. We don’t trust her. This is exactly what we are talking about with Turkey,” said Zelensky.
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