A ship carrying wheat left a Ukrainian port bound for Egypt, as Ukrainian authorities announced on Friday for the second time in a week that a corridor created by Kiev had been used to avoid blockades and Russian threats.
“The ship Aroyat left the port of Chornomorsk, loaded with 17,600 tons of Ukrainian wheat, bound for Egypt”the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure, Oleksandre Koubrakov, indicated on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
A first ship loaded with wheat had already left the same port safely on September 19, at a time when Ukraine is trying to establish safe sea routes to transport agricultural production.
This is after Moscow abandoned an agreement in July that allowed the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, essential for the country’s economy and global food security, through the Black Sea.
These maritime corridors, from the coasts of allied countries to the Bosphorus, defy Russian threats to sink ships entering and leaving Ukrainian ports.
Russia has not attacked these corridors, but regularly bombs grain facilities in Ukrainian ports.
Kiev wants to establish supply routes to Africa, which is in great need of Ukrainian production, and counter Russian influence there, as Vladimir Putin promised free wheat supplies to certain African states this summer.
Russia and Ukraine are two major agricultural powers whose production is crucial for global food security. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and international sanctions against Moscow have destabilized the supply.
Source: DN
