Russia refers to Ukraine almost without exporting food to developing countries, Ukraine denies

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On September 11, the British Ministry of Defense refuted the Russian President Putin's remarks about Ukraine's grain exports. The British Department of Defense said that about 30%of Ukraine's grains exported by Ukraine exported to Africa, the Middle East and Asia based on the Grain Export Agreement exported by the Black Sea Grain export agreement.

According to European News (Euronews) reported on September 9, Ukrainian President Zeleizki denied the relevant remarks of Putin. Zeelianzki said that several tons of food from Ukraine will soon reach Somalia facing the famine crisis.

According to data from the United Nations Joint Coordination Center (JCC, jointly managed by the United Nations, Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine), 36%of the grain exported from Ukraine was transported to EU countries, and 30%were shipped to low -income countries. The latest data shows that 20%of the grain exports in Ukraine is transported to Turkey: Turkey is the main wheat processing country, and the export of grain products to Turkey will be shipped to Asian and low -income countries as well as Europe. recorded.

According to reports, on September 9, Putin held a Russian Federal Security Conference to discuss food issues. In his speech, Putin emphasized that there are almost no exports from the food exported from Ukraine to developing countries. There is no doubt that Russia has recorded this. Only 3%of Ukrainian grain flows to the poorest country. Essence Putin also said that Russia intends to provide hundreds of thousands of tons of fertilizer to the European port for free to provide urgent developing countries, and first consider providing potassium fertilizer for free.

Putin pointed out in his speech on the 9th that Russia has exported a total of 30 million tons this year. If the harvest allows, Russia also plans to increase exports to 50 million tons or more.

In addition, on September 7, Putin said at the seventh Oriental Economic Forum Plenary that 345 million people in the world faced a shortage of food, 1.5 times more than 2019. Putin emphasized that Russia has done everything to ensure that Ukraine's grain exports and the benefits of facing the country's shortage of food are guaranteed. Putin accused that only two ships were transported to the developing countries in 87 ships carrying exported food in Ukraine.

According to UNAC, on July 22, under the witness of UN Secretary -General Guterres and Turkish President Erdogan, the relevant ministers of Russia and Ukraine signed the Black Sea Grain Export Agreement. According to data from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Ukraine is one of the world's main food exporters, providing more than 45 million tons of grain to the global market each year.

Affected by the conflict of Russia and Ukraine, the world's grain exports were in crisis. Gutres pointed out on the black sea grain export agreement that in addition to stabilizing global food prices, the agreement "will be rely on developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable groups on the edge of famine."

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