Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Friday of exacerbating global food shortages, pointing to recent delays in grain shipments.
“The enemy is doing everything to slow down our food exports,” Zelensky said in his nightly speech.
He added: “I believe that with these actions Russia is deliberately inflaming the food crisis to make it as acute as it was in the first few months of this year. Today, more than 150 ships are lined up to fulfill contractual obligations to supply our agricultural products… This is only because Russia deliberately delays the passage of ships.”
THE CNN has not independently verified Zelensky’s claim that Moscow is blocking the flow of remittances.
tenuous agreement
The Black Sea Grain Initiative — which was brokered by the United Nations (UN) and Turkey — was signed by representatives from Russia and Ukraine in July.
The deal ended five months of Russian blockade, allowing ships carrying grain from Ukrainian ports in Odesa to navigate a safe corridor across the Black Sea, helping to alleviate global food shortages.
Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said last week that Moscow could withdraw from the agreement, according to Reuters. Later, President Vladimir Putin opined, saying that Russia would close export corridors if they were used to carry out “terrorist attacks”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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