Ukraine launching a $150 million grain export plan

Published 2022년 11월 27일

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new $150 million grain export plan at the Kyiv summit, aimed at providing grain to countries most at risk of famine and drought, including Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia. The initiative, backed by over 20 countries and the EU, seeks to send at least 60 ships from Ukrainian ports despite the ongoing conflict and the Russian-imposed blockade. The summit was held in the context of the Holodomor famine commemoration, underscoring the gravity of global food security threats due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting disruption in agricultural imports.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative proved beyond any doubt that global food security for Kiev "is not just empty words," Reuters reported. Zelensky's words came as he hosted the Kyiv summit of allied countries to launch a $150 million grain export plan to countries most at risk of famine and drought. The Kremlin says Ukrainian exports through the Black Sea during the war are not reaching countries most at risk of famine and drought. Zelensky added that Kyiv has collected $150 million from more than 20 countries and the European Union to export grain to countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. "We plan to send at least 60 ships from Ukrainian ports to countries most at risk of famine and drought," he added. The summit was attended by the President of Hungary and the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Poland and Lithuania, while the Presidents of France and Germany and the President of the European Commission delivered ...

Source: Almalnews