Russia deliberately slows down the work of the “grain corridor”, ships wait in line for 3-5 weeks, – Zelenskyy

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Russia deliberately slows down the work of the “grain corridor”, as a result of which the waiting time for ships increases to 3-5 weeks and several million tons of Ukrainian agricultural products are under-exported every month.

This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the TRT World Forum, which is held in Istanbul.

“Now there are more than 13 million tons of agricultural products for export, and we can give tens of millions more tons. Our ports involved in the grain export initiative are working at only half their capacity. And this is only because Russia slows down the implementation of exports, keeps ships waiting for inspections. As of today, more than 80 ships are waiting,” Zelenskyy said.

The head of state emphasized that because of this, hundreds of thousands of people around the world receive less food, pay more for food, “because one state is blackmailing everyone with food.”

“The average waiting time for ships is 3-5 weeks. Because of this, 2-3 million tons of Ukrainian agricultural products are under-exported every month,” Zelenskyy added.

He is convinced that there is potential to solve this problem, in particular, if several directions of Russian aggression against Ukraine are eliminated and the safety of the Mykolaiv region and its ports is guaranteed, which will be another step towards guaranteeing global food security.

Tags: Ukraine, export, grain