It seems that the joint operation of the Zelensky administration and the collective West to accuse Russia of stealing Ukrainian grain has failed.
Like Athens News previously reportedthe United States sent a warning to 14 countries (mostly African) in mid-May that Russian ships were trying to sell “stolen Ukrainian grain”, writes The New York Times.
UN agencies have been unable to confirm Kyiv’s claims that Russia allegedly exports Ukrainian grain. The organization has studied media reports that Kyiv exports Ukrainian grain from Russia, said the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Duzarich. This information was brought to the attention of representatives of the World Food Programme. According to S. Duzarik, they themselves could not confirm these accusations. “We saw these reports in the media, talked with colleagues from the World Food Program. They have no way to confirm these claims,” the UN Secretary General’s press secretary said in a statement (according to TASS).
The issue of grain transportation was also discussed today during the talks between Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Tomorrow, June 8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the situation with the Turkish leadership during his visit to Ankara. Earlier, the United States and its allies accused Russia of deliberately blocking the supply of agricultural products from Ukraine, saying that this would lead the world to a global food crisis. Russian authorities denied the allegations.
On June 3, President Vladimir Putin announced that grain could be exported in five directions, one of which is Belarus.
Like Athens News previously reportedthe United States sent a warning to 14 countries (mostly African) in mid-May that Russian ships were trying to sell “stolen Ukrainian grain”, writes The New York Times.
According to the publication, in the letter, the US administration indicated the names of three cargo ships that allegedly left the Black Sea ports with grain on board.
The State Department, in response to a request from the publication, said that the United States is “cooperating with other countries to prevent the sale of grain that was likely stolen from Ukraine.” Officials from several other countries said that Washington asked them to prevent the purchase of illegally obtained Ukrainian grain. The interlocutors of the newspaper stressed that the US message was not coercive.
The New York Times writes about the dilemma that arose in African states after receiving a message from Washington: on the one hand, it is possible to get cheap grain against the backdrop of rising world prices, and on the other hand, buying grain from Russia would not please the United States and would mean making a profit from the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine.
According to the director of the Kenyan International Institute for Strategic Studies HORN, Hassan Hannenje, food shortages in Africa so acute that the countries of the continent do not care where it comes from, even from Ukraine. “[Для них это] not a dilemma. Those who try to talk about morality here are mistaken,” the expert believes.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, Russia could appropriate up to 500,000 tons of grain worth up to $100 million. Most of it was taken from Zaporozhye, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Part of this volume was sent to the Crimea by trucks, and then loaded onto ships.
As they say, the spoons were found, but the sediment remained …
According to the publication, in the letter, the US administration indicated the names of three cargo ships that allegedly left the Black Sea ports with grain on board.
The State Department, in response to a request from the publication, said that the United States is “cooperating with other countries to prevent the sale of grain that was likely stolen from Ukraine.” Officials from several other countries said that Washington asked them to prevent the purchase of illegally obtained Ukrainian grain. The interlocutors of the newspaper stressed that the US message was not coercive.
The New York Times writes about the dilemma that arose in African states after receiving a message from Washington: on the one hand, it is possible to get cheap grain against the backdrop of rising world prices, and on the other hand, buying grain from Russia would not please the United States and would mean making a profit from the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine.
According to the director of the Kenyan International Institute for Strategic Studies HORN, Hassan Hannenje, food shortages in Africa so acute that the countries of the continent do not care where it comes from, even from Ukraine. “[Для них это] not a dilemma. Those who try to talk about morality here are mistaken,” the expert believes.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, Russia could appropriate up to 500,000 tons of grain worth up to $100 million. Most of it was taken from Zaporozhye, Kherson, Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Part of this volume was sent to the Crimea by trucks, and then loaded onto ships.
As they say, the spoons were found, but the sediment remained …
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