Russian Chechnya leader says ready to secure wheat supplies to Syria if needed

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has offered to step in to ensure Syria receives necessary wheat supplies, following a suspension of Russian wheat supplies due to uncertainty over the new Syrian government. Kadyrov clarified that the suspension only affected commercial ships, not state-backed supplies. He did not detail how he would organize and finance the wheat supplies, but mentioned a charitable fund that could potentially be involved. Russia is a key wheat supplier to Syria, and a disruption in these supplies could lead to famine in Syria.

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MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Kremlin-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he was ready to intervene if necessary to ensure Syria received the wheat it needed in what he said was the unlikely event of a disruption in Russian wheat supplies to the country. Russian and Syrian sources told Reuters on Friday that Russian wheat supplies to Syria had been suspended due to uncertainty over the new government there, after two ships carrying Russian wheat to Syria failed to reach their destinations. In a message posted on his Telegram channel on Sunday, Kadyrov said the two rerouted ships were carrying “commercial” wheat and that Russian state-backed supplies to Syria were not affected. “Even if for some impossible and incredible reason this happens, I, as the head of the Chechen Republic, am ready to take responsibility and ensure the necessary amount of wheat for Syria,” Kadyrov wrote. Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, supplies wheat to Syria through complex financial and ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas