At the same time in Russia there are no obstacles for grain exports, including sanctions
The United States supports UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' efforts to return Ukrainian grain to the international market during the war, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfield said on Monday, according to Voice of America. “He told us about his plans and discussions with Ukrainians and Russians,” Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters, without elaborating.
stated that Determined to help bring Ukraine's agricultural products back to world markets , as well as food and fertilizers from Russia and Belarus despite the war.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Guterres asked Russia to allow the shipment of Ukrainian grain in exchange for steps that will help facilitate Russian and Belarusian exports of potash fertilizers.
Guterres spokesman Stefan Dujarric declined to comment. Russia's mission to the United Nations in New York has not yet responded to a Reuters request for comment. >
Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has led to a sharp rise in world prices for grain, oil, fuel and fertilizers. The UN Secretary General has warned that this will exacerbate the food crisis in poor countries.
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Ukraine and Russia together account for almost a third of the world's wheat supplies. Ukraine is also a major exporter of corn, barley, sunflower and rapeseed oil, while Russia and Belarus account for more than 40% of world exports of potash fertilizers.
The war also disrupted shipping in the Black Sea, leading to the cessation of exports from Ukraine and Russia. Exports from Ukraine are now carried out by rail and through small ports on the Danube. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine, grain exports more than halved in May compared to the same period last year.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield noted that the United States has not imposed sanctions on Russian agricultural products.
< Antonio Guterres said 36 countries rely on Ukraine and Russia to supply wheat, including some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable countries, such as Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
