Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘deliberately’ delaying Ukrainian grain exports
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday accused Russia of “deliberately” delaying the passage of ships loaded with Ukrainian grain, a vital supply for many countries in Africa and Asia. waiting to fulfill contractual obligations to supply our agricultural products. This is an artificial queue, which only appeared because Russia deliberately delays the passage of ships,” Zelensky said in a video.
According to him, China, Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon or the Maghreb countries are among the States affected by these delays affecting “about three million tons of food”.
Russia and Ukraine had agreed in July to resume Ukrainian grain exports, halted since the start of the war, after a UN-sponsored deal with Turkey.
Russia later criticized the deal, saying its own exports were hampered by the sanctions.