Out of 102 vessels with Ukrainian grain, 70 went to Asia and Africa, – Zelenskyi

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The President of Ukraine denied Putin’s statement that the majority of Ukrainian grain is exported to Europe, and not to the poor countries that need it the most. Volodymyr Zelenskyi said this in a video message.

“Ukrainian food was exported to three continents – to Africa, Asia and Europe. In detail, 54 ships have already been sent to Asia. 16 ships have already been sent to Africa, 32 ships to Europe. And part of this volume, by the way, again anyway, then it is sent to Asian and African countries,” the president informed.

According to him, by the end of this month, at least 3 million tons of agricultural products can be exported from Ukrainian seaports, and a significant part of them will be for the poorest countries.

“In particular, the first cargo was delivered to Ethiopia. The route was not easy, first by sea, then by trucks, but hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians were really saved from starvation,” the President said.

He noted: maybe the Russian Federation does not like it, and it does not want to notice it, but the world needs exactly this – to save countries on different continents from chaos, to save people from hunger.

As Zelensky noted, Ukraine, unlike the Russian Federation, does not make a racist division of the world into those who deserve security and those who allegedly do not deserve it; on those who deserve to live without hunger, and on those who allegedly do not deserve it.

“We support all people, all countries. Both those who help us and those who for the time being refrain from helping. Both those who are more stable and those who are less stable. I emphasize once again: Ukraine was, is and will be a guarantor of global food security,” concluded the President, thanking everyone who protects our state and each of the parterres of Ukraine who help us fight for freedom.

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