Putin tells the African summit that over 70% of Ukrainian grain had gone to high- or above-average-income countries, including in the EU
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told African leaders he would gift them tens of thousands of tons of grain within months despite Western sanctions, which he said made it harder for Moscow to export its grain and fertilizers.said Russia was expecting a record grain harvest and was ready to replace Ukrainian grain exports to Africa on both a commercial and aid basis to honour what he said was Moscow’s critical role in global food security.
Responding to Western criticism of Moscow’s decision to quit the Black Sea grain deal, in which it allowed Ukraine to ship grain from its seaports despite the war, Putin restated his argument that promises made to Russia about facilitating its own grain and fertilizer exports had not been met. and that the poorest countries, like Sudan, had been “screwed over” and received less than 3% of the shipments.
African Union chair Azali Assoumani, who shared the stage with Putin, used his own speech to appeal for “peaceful co-existence” between Russia and Ukraine, saying this would save the lives of those who depended on their food exports.
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