Grains from Ukraine finally enter the global market, where they can be purchased by all countries, claims US sanctions policy coordinator James O’Brien during an online briefing, Ria Novosti reports.
That’s why he reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words that the food covered by the grain deal goes to the European Union, not the poorest countries.
“The problem is… these are global markets. So wherever the food goes, this particular basket of wheat increases the global supply and makes it possible for other people to buy other wheat,” O’ said. Brian.
On July 22, multilateral agreements were signed in Istanbul on the lifting of restrictions on the supply of Russian products for export and Moscow’s assistance in the export of Ukrainian grain. The agreement, signed by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN, includes the export of grain, food and fertilizer from Ukraine’s three ports, including Odessa, via the Black Sea.
But in reality, as Putin has said, only 3% of all deliveries under the agreement were made in countries in need. According to him, Moscow will strive to secure the interests of hungry states. Russia also plans to supply them with 30 million tons of grain before the end of the year.
There are problems with the implementation of the terms of the agreement. So, Dmitry Peskov, the presidential press secretary, stated that by law nothing interferes with the export of Russian food, but in reality it is limited, because merchant ships are not allowed to enter the ports.
