Putin:
" about the accusations that Russia "does not allow the export of Ukrainian grain": This is a bluff! Approximately 800 million tons of wheat are produced annually in the world. We are told that Ukraine is ready to export 20 million tons. It's only 2.5%! But in the total volume of food in the world, wheat is only 20%, which means that this Ukrainian wheat is only 0.5%. About nothing!
20 million tons of Ukrainian wheat is a potential export. According to our Ministry of Agriculture, they have about 5 million tons of it and 7 million tons of corn. It's not so much. In the current agricultural year RF will export 37 million tons, and next year we will reach 50 million tons.
We do not prevent the export of Ukrainian grain. It can be exported through ports that are under the control of Ukraine. But we didn't mine the approaches to the ports! Ukraine mined them. I have already said many times: let them clear mines and let the grain ships go out. We guarantee their passage without any problems."
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