Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (3) that grain exports from Ukraine are “not a problem”.
“Exporting grain from Ukraine is okay,” he said in a televised interview, referring to the various ways of grain export.
The Russian President said the Westerners were “bluffing” by accusing Russia of obstructing Ukraine’s grain exports.
Putin talked about the possibility of exporting through the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk, which are located in the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov with access to the Black Sea and were conquered by Russia during the offensive.
He also talked about exporting via Black Sea ports, which are still under Ukrainian control, especially Odessa. To this end, he demanded that the waters of these ports be “de-mined” by Ukraine, and in return assured that Russia would allow safe passage of ships.
Other possible routes, according to Putin, are transport on the Danube “via Romania”, as well as “via Hungary” or “via Poland”.
“But the simplest, easiest and cheapest way would be to export through the territory of Belarus, from which we can go to the Baltic ports, then to the Baltic Sea, and then to any part of the world,” Putin said.
According to the Russian president, exports via Belarus will be conditional on the West’s “lifting sanctions” on this country, which is Russia’s ally.
source: Noticias
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