Ukraine will do everything to ensure that the grain export initiative continues to work. Such a statement made the President of Ukraine.

“What did the world hear? That supposedly someone is launching drones from a grain-carrying vessel. First, they talked about war birds, then it was war insects, and now it’s war grain. Wheat is a killer, sinking Russian “admirals”. What can we say? They are some really sick people. But these sick people are again putting the world on the brink of a severe food crisis.

Russia is the sole culprit of food products now being set to become more expensive for various people from West Africa to East Asia. In addition, Russia is the reason why people, in particular in Ethiopia, Yemen, or Somalia, are still seeing a catastrophic shortage of food.

International partners are trying to convince the terrorist state of the Russian Federation to stop its blackmail. But is it realistic? So far, the facts indicate that the Russian leadership is more interested in exacerbating the food crisis than in implementing the documents signed. And this, by the way, is the answer to all those who talk about negotiations with Russia. The grain corridor is a very specific example. There are now 218 pieces of evidence that Russia does not want any real agreements. It’s 218 ships awaiting the opportunity to carry food under export contracts or enter Ukrainian ports.

The Russian Federation has been slowing down the grain corridor week after week, despite the promise to partners, and now they have blocked it completely”, - said Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow would suspend its implementation of a UN-brokered grain deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine and has brought down global food prices.