Russia is directly responsible for any shortfalls in the international grain trade, said European Union representative for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell.

According to him, the constant Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports prevents the export of tons of grains, such as corn and wheat, from Ukraine, which is one of the world's main producers..

“Russia is directly responsible for any deficits in the international grain trade. Instead of stopping its aggression, it seeks to shift responsibility to international sanctions. This is misinformation,” he tweeted..

Borrell stressed that EU sanctions are aimed at Russia's ability to continue the war.

" Agricultural products and their transportation are expressly excluded,” he added..

Borrell added that the EU will continue to show its full solidarity with countries around the world in overcoming the consequences of the war..

“President Putin should stop the war against Ukraine. It is necessary to restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine. This is in the interests of the entire international community,” the diplomat concluded..

Wars of aggression can be broken. EU sanctions target Russia's capacity to continue with the war. They don't target wheat. Agricultural products and their transport services explicitly excluded. (1/5)pic. twitter. com/BHF9eSDVz8.

— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) June 5, 2022.

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The Russian Federation blocks the export of grain from Ukrainian ports and, meanwhile, itself plunders elevators in the occupied territories.

It is impossible to talk about solving the problem of hunger without full-fledged sowing work and the opportunity to harvest the harvest in a timely manner.. At the same time, the Russian Federation is trying in the most dirty way to use the situation that it created itself to resolve its own issues of lifting sanctions.. The situation should be worked out by the world community and Ukraine in such a way that the " What needs to be taken as a basis in this case, read in the article by Oleg Pyatkovsky \? How to continue agricultural work and unblock Ukrainian ports with grain”.