Russia is ready to export grain if the West lifts bans
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday said, “Russia is not preventing the export of grain from the territory of Ukraine and is ready to export tens of millions of tonnes of its own grain if the West stops blocking food supplies.”
According to her, if the West is worried about the onset of world famine it should stop blocking food supplies. It is Washington, Brussels, and London that are doing everything to really artificially escalate the situation with the export of grain.
The diplomat also noted that the blame for blocking the export of grain from Ukraine also lies with the Kyiv regime, which is responsible for demining ports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman also criticized German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s words that Russia uses hunger as a weapon.
Just look at the statement of the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, which is outrageous and unacceptable for a politician, a statesman, and just a person with little or no knowledge of the history of his own country, Europe, and the world as a whole.
“Russia is quite deliberately weaponizing hunger and taking the whole world hostage. Baerbock is not only lying, but she is also lying brazenly and cynically,” Zakharova said.
According to the diplomat, the German Foreign Minister is doing everything “to forget that it was her country that historically used hunger as a weapon and took people as hostages, destroying the civilian population.”
Exports of Ukrainian grain, which turned out to be blocked in the country due to the ongoing conflict, have been on the international agenda for more than two months. Although several options for its transportation were proposed, the final decision has not yet been made. According to various estimates, from 20 to 25 million tonnes of wheat were blocked in Ukraine.
(Vinayak)
