UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said the World Food Program had failed to verify claims that Russia “stole” Ukrainian grain.

“We have seen recent reports in the media and we are talking to our colleagues from the World Food Program and they have no way to verify these claims and we are calling for freedom of movement in the Black Sea,” Dujarric said, citing the Russian news agency Sputnik.

On June 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin said: “Russia has finished demining the Ukrainian ports under its control, and Ukrainian grain can be exported through them, and the entrances to the ports are not mined by us. that they did it. We said a lot to all our colleagues: Let them clear mine, and then the ships will leave the ports. We guarantee safe passage without problems. Ukraine, and we will not use the mine clearance situation for strikes from the sea. I’ve talked about this before.”