Ukraine to start exporting grain through Black Sea ports

Ukraine will start exporting grain through the Black Sea under the agreements signed in Istanbul.

Report informs, citing Interfax-Ukraine, that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed this.

"We have prepared everything. There is a corridor on our side, in our waters Ukraine controls it, and inspections (of vessels - IF-U) in them will be carried out only by Ukrainians ... We will definitely start exports to once again prove to the whole world: it is not Ukraine that disrupts exports - these are the narratives that are being spread today as disinformation by the Russian side," Zelenskyy said at a briefing with the President of Guatemala in Kyiv, answering a question from Interfax-Ukraine.

At the same time, according to him, the security of Ukrainian grain exports further lies with Turkiye and the UN, with which relevant agreements have been concluded.

"We trust Turkiye and the UN, with which we have signed relevant documents on grain exports, and they must take care of the safety of ships of other states that have agreed to transport grain, corn, and barley to other countries," the president said.

In this context, he also noted that the liberation of the Snake Island is an essential factor in controlling the safety of other grain transportation corridors.

"This is important regarding the security control of other grain transportation corridors, and then the question is for the UN and Turkiye, how much they will be able to control the Russian Federation, which, as it turned out, can fire missiles even after agreements," Zelenskyy added.