Putin ruled out obstacles from Russia to the export of grain from Ukraine
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Ukraine
Published Jul 1, 2022
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Russia does not prevent the export of Ukrainian grain. This was announced on June 30 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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“We do not prevent the export of Ukrainian wheat. The Ukrainian authorities have mined the ports themselves and do not release ships. In addition, there are other ways to export wheat: through Romania, the Danube, Poland, Belarus,” the head of state said at a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Putin noted that Ukraine currently has only 2% of the world's grain reserves. “According to the US, they have only 6 million tons of wheat, according to our data, only 5 million. This is only 2% of the world market,” the Russian leader noted. At the same time, he pointed out that the Russian Federation is ready to supply 50 million tons of wheat this year, increasing exports by 25% over the year. “We have a harvest of 800 million tons of wheat, last year we supplied 40 million tons to the foreign market, this year we are ready to supply 50 million,” the Russian president said. The day before, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Secretary General António Guterres ...
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