Ukraine refuted on Wednesday the accusations of the Russian president, who said that Ukrainian cereal exports were directed mainly to the European Union, with kyiv guaranteeing that a large part was destined for Africa and Asia.
“In total, two-thirds of the ships sent went to Asia, Africa and the Middle East,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement, reiterating that these exports “had a positive effect on reducing food prices.” ”. all over the world.
The Ukrainian official added that China, Egypt, Iran, India, Somalia and Libya are among the countries that received grain shipments from Ukraine.
“The lies of the Russians about sending Ukrainian grain only to Europe simply do not correspond to reality,” said Kuleba, for whom “the only reason for the worsening of the world food crisis was and remains the brutal war unleashed by Russia , which blockaded Ukrainian seaports and deliberately destroyed agricultural infrastructure and logistics.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Ukraine’s grain exports were destined mainly for European Union countries, to the detriment of poor countries, further stating that this created a “humanitarian catastrophe.”
Since the agreement was signed in July, under the auspices of Turkey and the UN, almost 100 ships loaded with more than two million tons of grain and other agricultural products have left Ukrainian ports, according to data provided to Agence France-France. Press by the Coordination Center. Set in Istanbul.
According to these data, 36% of Ukrainian cereals went to countries of the European Union.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than seven million to neighboring countries-, according to the latest UN data. , which places this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Putin with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the generality of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions on Russia.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war, which entered its day 196, 5,718 civilians dead and 8,199 wounded, underlining that these figures are well below the real ones.
Source: TSF
