Grain exports to begin this week despite Russian attack on Odesa 12 hours after signing agreement
Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, has said Ukraine would continue preparations to export grain and food, starting with Chornomorsk port, then the ports in Odesa andUkraine signed the agreement with the United Nations and Turkey and requested Russia sign the same, but separate agreement.
“We all saw perfectly on Saturday that it is not a problem for them to shell the port infrastructure. This is the main risk [to the deal] and we understand that it can scare the market.” The attack on Odesa is likely to strengthen military support for Ukraine and weaken international appetite to push Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow.
Many African leaders have refused to condemn the invasion and have accused the US and Nato of starting or prolonging the conflict. However, hundreds of millions on the continent are facing rising food prices and, in some cases, a severe shortage becauseby Russia’s Black Sea fleet is trapping tens of millions of tonnes of grain, dramatically exacerbating existing supply chain problems.
“This cuts [Russian] logistical chains and takes away their ability to conduct active fighting and hit our armed forces with heavy shelling,” Ukraine’s minister of defence, Oleksii Reznikov, said.
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