KYIV. Ukraineagate . 11. September . 2022 | Ukraine News.
Russia deliberately spreads fakes about the export of Ukrainian grain, trying to shift the blame for food security problems, discredit Ukraine and minimize its resistance. This was reported on Twitter by the intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain .
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“On September 7, 2022, President Putin stated that only 60,000 tons of grain exported from Ukraine since August were sent to developing countries, and that most of it was sent to EU countries,” the message reads.
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As noted, Putin’s statements are untrue. According to the UN, about 30% went to low- and middle-income countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
“Russia is conducting a deliberate disinformation campaign in an attempt to deflect blame for food security problems, discredit Ukraine and minimize its resistance to invasion,” the intelligence agency said.
Context
On July 22, Ukraine, the United Nations, Turkey and Russia signed an agreement (Ukraine and the Russian Federation separately) aimed at ensuring the safe passage of ships entering and leaving the three Ukrainian Black Sea ports (“Odesa”, “Chornomorsk”, “Pivdenyi”), which were blocked after the invasion of the Russian Federation on February 24.
Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of grain, and the port blockade has delayed tens of millions of tons of grain in the country. The first ship with grain under the agreement left the port of Odessa on August 1. The first vessel to be loaded entered the Odesa port on August 6 for the first time since February 24. So, the corridor worked in both directions.
The Ministry of Infrastructure noted that since the departure of the first vessel with Ukrainian food, 2.37 million tons of agricultural products have already been exported. In particular, 54 vessels with 1.04 million tons were sent to Asian countries, 32 vessels with 0.85 million tons to Europe, and 16 vessels with 0.47 million tons of agricultural products to Africa.
Source: Ukrgate