The US administration described the grain market as global in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words that Ukrainian food does not go to poor countries, but is supplied to European Union countries. This has been reported TASS.
“One area of criticism that has been voiced is the failure to ship food to the global South, to the countries that need it most. And I think, of course … The problem is … These are global markets,” he said.
He said that wherever food goes, it increases the global supply and gives people the opportunity to buy other wheats.
“So this is a somewhat misleading discussion,” the official said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum. declarationHe said that under an agreement between Moscow, Kyiv and Ankara, all grain exported from Ukrainian territory is ultimately sent to Europe, not developing countries.
According to him, developing countries received only two ships of food from Ukraine. The Russian leader noted that Western countries continue to act “as colonialists” in this regard.