01:00 AM Friday, August 25, 2023
Anthony Blinken
US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, confirmed that Russia destroyed tons of grain in Ukraine, which was destined for Egypt and Romania.
“The Kremlin destroyed another 13,000 tons of grain destined to feed people in Egypt and Romania,” Blinken said, in a blog post on the X website, on Wednesday. “Russian attacks on Ukrainian grain stores, ships and ports are starving the world.”
The Kremlin has destroyed yet another 13,000 tons of grain headed to feed people in Egypt and Romania. Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian grain storage, ships, and ports are starving the world. Putin’s senseless war reaches far beyond Ukraine.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 23, 2023
It should be noted that an export deal from the Black Sea was concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, before Moscow withdrew from it and refused to renew it.
The agreement stipulated that Russia would allow the export of Ukrainian grain through a humanitarian corridor opened by the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, provided that Russian grain and fertilizers were allowed to reach the market.
And Russia is calling for the abolition of Western restrictions on its exports of fertilizers, oils and agricultural crops in return for extending the grain agreement on July 17.
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