The latest statement in the United States!No sanctions on Russian food and fertilizer

According to CCTV News, on August 19, local time, the Washington Foreign Journalist Center and the USAID Director of the United States and USAID (USAID) Ezerbel Corman and the Director of the State Council's Sanctions and Coordination Office of the State Council held an online briefing meeting. The briefing will involve "purchasing Ukraine wheat to solve the problem of serious food unsafe."

James Obrain said that the United States will impose substantial economic sanctions on Russia, but in order to ensure that the global market can still play a role, the United States will not sanction Russia's food and fertilizer. The Department and other agencies talk directly to countries that usually buy food and fertilizer from Russia.

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The US International Development Agency recently announced that the United States is providing additional funds of more than $ 68 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to purchase, transport and store up to 150,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat, and help respond to the global grain crisis.

According to CCTV News, on August 18, local time, UN Secretary -General Guterres and Ukraine President Zelezi and Turkish President Erdogan held a press conference in Ukraine.

Gutres said that the "Ukrainian Food Safety Transport initiative" has achieved results in curbing global food prices, but still has work to work hard. Gutres said that as 21 grain ships left Ukraine, global grain prices fell significantly, and the food price index of food and agriculture tissue fell 9%in July, the largest decline since 2008.

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Gutres warned that there are still problems with the current supply chain, energy and transportation costs.

According to CCTV News, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued an announcement on the evening of August 15 that since August 1 this year, a total of 16 vessels have left the port of Ukraine and equipped with 453,246 tons of grain, including 379981 tons of corn and 6000 tons of sunflower seed oil. , 50301 tons of flour, 11,000 tons of soybean, 3050 tons of wheat and 2914 tons of sunflower seeds.

The Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that there is still a threat of drifting mines along the coast of Black Sea to destroy the safety of navigation and port infrastructure.

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