Russian ships loaded with Ukrainian grain spotted in Crimea
Russian ships loaded with Ukrainian grain spotted in Crimea
24 May 2022
Russian ships loaded with Ukrainian grain spotted in Crimea
23 May 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considers unblocking Ukrainian ports a strategic issue as Russia's blockade could lead to grain and oil shortage around the globe.
Ukraine suggests creating an international organization of responsible food exporters to avoid famine in many countries.
22 May 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda in a face-to-face format. Afterwards, the talks between the delegations of Ukraine and Poland chaired by the Presidents took place.
President of Poland Andrzej Duda considers that it is very important for global food security to unblock the port in Odesa so that Ukraine will be able to export food to countries that need it.
Ukraine will remain in the grain market under all circumstances, including through efforts to simplify logistics between Ukraine and the EU.
19 May 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced an additional package of military aid to Ukraine worth 1.3 billion pounds.
The World Bank has announced plans to allocate more than $30 billion on projects to respond to challenges that arose in the field of global food security as Russia unleashed a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
17 May 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that arms supplies from France will increase in the days and weeks to come.
Ukraine and its partners are working to overcome the global food crisis caused by Russia's aggression and blockade, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
Canada is preparing to send its cargo vessels to Eastern Europe to help Ukraine export its grain.
The sooner Ukraine receives weapons to liberate its territories, the lower the food prices will be across the world.
16 May 2022
Kyiv and Warsaw have agreed to speed up inspections at the Ukrainian-Polish border and simplify exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU and third countries.
Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, and Thomas James Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, discussed partnership in increasing Ukrainian grain exports.
15 May 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting with Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba in Berlin revealed to his counterpart the details of the latest defense aid tranche to Ukraine.
14 May 2022
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba assured his Liberian counterpart Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah that Ukraine is doing everything possible to resume food exports to African markets.
At the G7 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, Ukraine suggested creating an influential organization of the world's major grain suppliers that would respond to current challenges and threats to food security, including those posed by the Russian Federation.
Ukraine suggests creating organization of grain exporters
Russia's blockade of Ukrainian seaports has already led to a record rise in world market prices and will inevitably result in a global food crisis and rising inflation.
The more missile strikes are launched on Ukraine's civilian objects, the farther Russia is from civilization.
Weapons will help Ukraine win and restore food order in the world.
13 May 2022
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed ways to unblock Ukrainian food exports.
A Russian merchant ship loaded with grain stolen in the occupied territories of Ukraine has been spotted in the Syrian port of Latakia.
Russian ship moves stolen Ukrainian grain to Syria
12 May 2022
Ukraine has stockpiled the necessary food products, but due to the ongoing war and the inability to export Ukrainian agricultural products, issues may arise in a number of countries.
The European Commission is planning to provide a wider access to the EU market of road and railway transport services for Ukraine to establish ‘Solidarity Lanes’ required for agricultural exports, which were mostly blocked due to the Russian invasion.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls for food solidarity to support Ukraine and the countries most affected by the ongoing war. He also notes that the EU seeks to avoid a global food crisis with the help of the FARM initiative.
11 May 2022
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry categorically condemns Russia's actions in disposing of grain that was illegally seized from Ukrainian farmers in temporarily captured territories.
As part of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has blocked about 300 cargo ships in the Black Sea that cannot export grain and other food for export from Ukraine.
In the area of responsibility of the Operational Command "South", the Russian invaders do not conduct active offensive operations on the line of contact. In the temporarily occupied territories, the occupiers promote the "Russian world" ideology while stealing grain, household appliances, and property of Ukrainians.