The country’s deputy foreign minister said Russia would lift its blockade of the Black Sea and would re-allow grain exports from Ukraine once Western countries lift sanctions.
With millions of tons of grain stuck in Ukraine due to Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea, Western powers are making various plans and plans to re-export food from Ukraine.
However, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko stated that the restriction on food supply is Moscow’s strength and said that the flow of food that the developing world desperately needs will only resume after sanctions against Russia.
According to Russia’s state news agency Interfax, Rudenko said Moscow is “ready for dialogue” on allowing food exports from Ukraine, but an agreement on the issue can only be reached through concessions from the West.
“We have commented on this matter many times. [of grain exports] Stating that a comprehensive approach is needed to solve the food problem, including the lifting of sanctions on Russia’s exports and financial transactions, the Rudenko agency claimed that Russia is ready to talk to anyone who wants a “peaceful country”. solution. in all problems. ”
“Russia is ready to provide the necessary humanitarian travel, as it does every day,” he said.
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Rudenko also noted that for the resumption of exports, “Ukraine will need to be cleared of all ports where ships are located”. Time Note that Russia initially placed mines near such ports.
The publication also claims that Italy offered to send ships to clear Ukrainian ports a few weeks ago, but the Russian authorities rejected this offer.
The Deputy Foreign Minister also referred to a plan proposed by Lithuania, apparently supported by the United Kingdom, to establish a naval alliance to accompany merchant ships to and from Ukrainian ports.
While Lithuania insisted that the plan, which includes demining and missile defense, would not constitute a military mission, Rudenko said such a plan would only lead to a serious escalation in tensions.
About the proposed plan, the Russian official said, “I believe it will lead to a serious escalation of the situation in the Black Sea region.” procedure. . .
Meanwhile, officials attending the World Economic Forum’s global conference in Davos grappled with the impending seismic increase in world hunger as a result of the war in Ukraine, as well as other minor issues such as drought in India.
“We’re going to have a global famine,” said David Beasley of the World Food Programme, as officials debated the impact of the EU’s heavy reliance on organic food on food production in the bloc.
“Every percentage increase [world] hunger, immigration increased by two percent – think for a moment,” he continued, before telling his “friends in Europe” that they should be worried about what is going on in the global south, because they previously reported that the EU had another immigration crisis as a result of famine. He was warned that he was facing “Hell on Earth”.
Source: Breitbart
