The European Union will help Ukraine export grain destined for export to seaports blocked at seaports as a result of Russian military aggression. This was reported by Ukrinform .
According to EU High Representative Josep Borrell at a press conference following a meeting of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers, the ministers considered supporting Ukraine’s economy by liberalizing trade and facilitating transport links. “There is an action plan for the introduction of so-called green corridors for Ukraine. We must help Ukraine continue to produce and export grain. Ukraine’s warehouses are currently full, but they cannot export this grain. They need to free up storage capacity for the next harvest. So we are working to help take this grain out by train, through the “corridors of solidarity” – said Borrel
The EU High Representative noted that around the food crisis provoked by the war, Russia is trying to shift the focus and shift its responsibility to the victim of aggression – Ukraine, as well as the West, which has imposed sanctions in response to the Russian invasion.
“In fact, this crisis is a consequence of the war, when Russia bombs Ukrainian fields, destroys, burns, steals shelters.When Russian warships block the Black Sea trade routes and Ukrainian ports, when Russia does not allow the export of Ukrainian wheat for export, it has, of course, a negative impact on people’s lives in Africa or Asia, and they want answers. But they are not harmed by our sanctions, but by the consequences of the war that Russia has waged against Ukraine, “Borrell said. As reported, 7 million tons of wheat, 14 million tons of corn grain, 3 million tons of sunflower oil and 3 million tons of sunflower meal did not enter the world market due to the blockade of Ukrainian seaports. This has already led to a record rise in world market prices and will inevitably result in a global food crisis and rising inflation.