Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
No one is talking about alternative peace plan anymore
08 September 2023
No one is talking about alternative peace plan anymore
Russia must end the blockade and shelling of Ukrainian ports, as the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain exports to the world market threatens the lives of at least 250 million people in developing countries.
The Russians have put the Admiral Makarov warship on duty in the Black Sea, it is equipped with up to eight Kalibr missiles.
Ukraine has started exporting grain through Croatian seaports.
President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda believes that, upon the development of port corridors in the Baltic Sea, up to 10 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain could be shipped annually.
07 September 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the United Kingdom for military support during a phone call with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
What did the U.S. Secretary of State visit Kyiv for?
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis says that Russian attacks on Ukrainian river ports on the Danube will slow down grain exports, so other routes need to be improved.
Ukraine is strongly against any further restrictions on its grain exports.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown has said she is shattered by Russia's missile strike on a public market in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, stressing that this and other attacks on civilian infrastructure are a war crime.
06 September 2023
Ukraine is strongly against any further restrictions on its grain exports.
The Sochi meeting was not a breakthrough for the grain initiative. Or could it have been?
On September 6, the European Commission (EC) board is to consider proposals by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski to solve the problem of Ukrainian grain exports to five "frontline" countries, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
05 September 2023
Attempts to resume the Black Sea Grain Initiative are taking place in Kyiv's intensive dialog with Ankara. This resumption should take place without additional requirements or restrictions from Russia.
Russia's arguments about the low rate of grain supplies to African countries are groundless. In addition to direct supplies of grain, starving African and Asian countries receive products processed in third countries.
On September 4, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 57 times, having fired 227 projectiles.
Since the presidents of Turkey and Russia have failed to reach an agreement on the revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the threat to the port and civil infrastructure of Ukraine remains relevant.
Global international organizations need deep reformation, which became especially evident after Russia launched a war of aggression against Ukraine.
The French government condemned the Russian strikes last night targeting the Ukrainian grain infrastructure in the Izmail district of Odesa.
The U.S. Department of State hailed Turkey's efforts to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative despite the lack of major breakthroughs from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's and President Vladimir Putin’s talks in Sochi on Monday.
The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has increased its estimate of this year's potential harvest of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine by 3.7 million tonnes to 80.5 million tonnes.
04 September 2023
The Black Sea Grain Initiative should not be restored at the expense of fulfilling the whims of and blackmail by the Russian Federation.
Romania plays an important role in the EU's efforts to establish alternative maritime routes for the export of Ukrainian grain.
At a meeting in Sochi, the presidents of Türkiye and Russia failed to agree on Moscow's fulfillment of the terms of the Black Sea Grain Initiative agreement and the resumption of the grain corridor.
Erdogan, Putin fail to agree on resumption of grain deal
Ukraine is in contact with partners around the world to reinstate the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
03 September 2023
We have our own criterion of effectiveness - timely, unimpeded, uninterrupted, high-quality supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Period
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of France Emmanuel Macron have discussed further support for Ukraine in the issues of defense, protection of maritime routes and security guarantees.
Since year-start, as of September 1, more than 10,000 Ukrainian agricultural enterprises have received a total of UAH 49 billion in bank loans for capacity development.
02 September 2023
Two more ships successfully passed through Ukraine’s temporary Black Sea grain corridor.