Ukraine is conducting an international operation led by the UN together with partner fleets to create safe trade routes for the export of Ukrainian food products.
This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, on Twitter.
«Russia is playing hunger games with the world, blocking the export of Ukrainian food products with one hand, and trying to shift the blame to Ukraine with the other. Ukraine is working on an international operation under the leadership of the UN with the naval forces of partners that provide a safe trade route without security risks»
Bohdan Ustymenko, director of the Ukrainian Institute of Maritime Law and Security, said at one time that Russia actually seized 84 sea vessels with about 450 sailors on board.
He also noted that Russian crimes in Ukraine could lead to a global food crisis that would put 18 million people on the brink of starvation. According to Ustimenko, 6 million tons of grain and 14 million tons of corn are blocked in Ukraine today.
Source of information: LB.ua
