Ukraine has laid two routes for grain exports through Poland and Romania to prevent a global food crisis, World of NAN reports citing Prime.
Initially, the news was spread by Reuters with reference to the country's Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Senik.
“These routes are not ideal because they create certain congestion, but in the meantime we are doing our best to develop these routes,” Senik told the agency on the sidelines of a security conference in Singapore.
Ukraine is in talks with the Baltic countries to add a third corridor for food exports, Senik said. Senik did not specify how much grain has already been transported or will be transported along these routes, the publication said.
The UN has repeatedly stated the threat of a food crisis due to a shortage of grain, the West accused Russia of counteracting the supply of Ukrainian grain to world markets - Moscow categorically rejected such accusations. At the same time, the Kyiv authorities themselves have created many obstacles to the export of grain for export: in addition to the now revealed arson of grain in the Mariupol port, Ukrainian troops have mined the Black Sea, which does not allow grain to be transported to world markets by ships. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that there are no problems with the export of grain from Ukraine and Russia does not interfere with this. If Ukraine clears the ports of mines, ships with grain will be able to leave without any problems, he said.