German Foreign Minister says 32 million tons of grain blocked in Ukraine

Thirty-two million tons of grain are blocked In Ukraine, as a result of the termination of the grain deal, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told reporters on Thursday upon her arrival at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Report informs via TASS.

She again pointed out that hunger and grain should not be used as a weapon.

At the same time, Baerbock announced the intensification of work with international partners to find options for exporting grain from Ukraine. “Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people urgently need grain from Ukraine, so we are working together with all our international partners to ensure that grain in Ukraine does not rot in silos in the next few weeks, but gets to people around the world who are in dire need of it,” the minister said. Burbock added that from the very beginning, "in addition to the Black Sea initiative, the EU has also strengthened solidarity with regard to rail transport from Ukraine." "And now we will do it even more intensively together," she concluded.

In conclusion, Baerbock emphasized the importance of the fact that "Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are again taking part in the meeting."