The European Union (EU) will provide 50 million euros (approximately 71.5 billion won) in EU funds to repair and improve Ukrainian port infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the day before, Ukrainian media reported Kiwi. The Independent reported on the 26th (local time).
“Despite the war, Ukraine is feeding the world,” von der Leyen said in a letter she sent to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on He said.
“We will continue to strengthen our ‘Solidarity Lanes’ and provide €50 million to repair (Ukraine’s) port infrastructure,” he said. “Together, we transport Ukrainian grain to the world. “He added. The EU’s Solidarity Corridor allows grains from Ukraine to be exported to Africa and the Middle East via land routes from Eastern European EU member states.
“Over time, our investments should allow Ukraine’s ports to return to the export volumes they had before the war,” von der Leyen said.
In particular, the Kieu Independent reported that Ukraine’s role in alleviating global food insecurity was emphasized through the ‘Grains from Ukraine’ initiative, which supplies grains to Africa and the Middle East.
He also praised Ukraine’s opening of a humanitarian Black Sea corridor after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Agreement in July and began threatening free shipping in the Black Sea.
In a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the Food Security Summit in Kiev, von der Leyen said: “Despite the fact that Ukraine continues to suffer from Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unprovoked aggression, the courageous people of your country “People continue to supply agricultural products to the world,” he wrote.
Von der Leyen pointed out that the so-called Solidarity Corridor, the EU-established food transport route for Ukraine, remains a vital lifeline for Ukrainian grains.
From March 2022 to November 2023, more than 60 million tons of grains, oil seeds and related items left Ukraine through the Solidarity Corridor, the Kiev Independent reported.
Source: Donga
Mark Jones is a world traveler and journalist for News Rebeat. With a curious mind and a love of adventure, Mark brings a unique perspective to the latest global events and provides in-depth and thought-provoking coverage of the world at large.