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04 August 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he thinks that the Kremlin hears and understands the demands of the international community on the need to stop using food as a weapon of war and restore grain supplies from Ukraine.
Ukraine has insured all merchant ships exporting and importing goods through the Danube ports and is considering insuring ships that will sail through the grain corridor.
03 August 2023
Ukrainian diplomats made a working trip to the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya, whose residents for the past four months have been receiving wheat provided as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative.
The international community is interested in providing the global market with food, so the restoration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is one of the tools to ensure that food is available and prices are low.
Polish Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus said the country would shut down its border for Ukrainian grain after September 15.
Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has increased its estimate of this year's potential harvest of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine by 7.8 million tonnes to 76.8 million tonnes.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are coordinating their efforts to return Russia to the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
The military associates the air strikes on Zmiinyi Island with continued pressure on civilian shipping.
The enemy is spreading fakes about an alleged attack by a Ukrainian unmanned boat on a Russian ship escorting civilian transport in the Black Sea.
Ukraine is ready to join the Black Sea grain export deal despite Russian attacks on Odesa and Ukrainian Danube ports.
Russian troops are on combat duty in the Black Sea with 17 ships, including surface and submarine carriers 'Kalibr' with a total volley of 12 missiles.
Russia is offering cheap grain to developing economies "to create new dependencies by exacerbating economic vulnerabilities and global food insecurity."
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France condemned Russian attacks on infrastructure on the Danube in southern Ukraine, accusing Russia of deliberately creating a threat to global food security for its own benefit.
In July 2023, Ukraine exported 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products, which is 29% less than in June this year.
02 August 2023
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Moscow is currently fighting a battle for a global catastrophe, it needs the world food market to collapse.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has condemned Russian air attacks on Kyiv, Odesa and Ukrainian Danube ports.
The invaders are using FAB-500 bombs to shell civilians in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region.
The European Commission is ready to support Ukraine on the grain issue, while the Baltic states and Croatia are willing to help with maritime transit.
EU High Representative Josep Borrell says Russia is fueling coups d'état in African countries with the aim of exploiting the region's resources.
The Russians using Iranian-made drones have been attacking the infrastructure of Ukraine’s ports in the Danube cluster, leaving almost 40,000 tonnes of food products intended for African countries, China, and Israel damaged.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi discussed with the Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović the issue of exporting Ukrainian grain through Croatian ports.
The Russian invasion forces are increasing the presence of missile carriers in the Black Sea, having put on combat duty submarines and warships with a total volley of up to 12 missiles.
Türkiye will continue to make active efforts to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has condemned Russia's attacks on infrastructure on the Danube River in southern Ukraine, calling it a war crime.
The round-the-clock attacks on Ukrainian cities and grain storage facilities show that Russia has no desire for peace and does not take into account people around the world who rely on food from Ukraine.
The Republic of South Africa is trying to convince Russia to return to negotiations on a grain deal that will allow the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
During the night air attack, the army of the Russian Federation again struck ports, grain, and global food security.
The Ukrainian military showed the consequences of Russia's night attack on infrastructure facilities in the Odesa region.