A Western newspaper published a report in which it claimed that Russia controlled the world’s wheat, based on the statements of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
A report published by the British newspaper “The Times” claimed that Russia had taken control of the world’s wheat, based on Ukrainian statements, and accused Moscow of causing the deterioration of the food situation in the world, which angered readers.
The author of the article claimed that Russia “implemented a naval blockade on Ukraine in order to prevent it from selling wheat to the world market and thus cause a food crisis.” According to the newspaper, 20 million tons of grain “rot” in Ukrainian storage facilities.
A person with the name “Captain Nemo” from Nautilus commented, directing his words to the writer: “Please tell the truth. It was Ukraine that carried out the mining operations in the port of Odessa and does not allow ships loaded with wheat to leave it.”
“Captain Nemo” stressed that Russia transmitted the coordinates of the safe passage of the ships, but the President of Ukraine Zelensky is demanding the world “ransom” in the form of weapons. “Please do not hide this fact by trying to discredit Russia,” he said.
In turn, an account bearing the name “Garb Farmer” questioned the fact that the grain in Ukrainian warehouses was “rotten”. The user pointed out that the wheat is dried well before being fed into the wheat silos, so that it can be stored for “a few years”.
An account called Border Group added, to the previous comment, and said:
“Wheat can easily be stored, depending on humidity, for 18 months, even from four to nine years, and in some circumstances up to 25 years.”
Reader Border Gump, accused Kyiv of using the grain case as a political tool, stating:
“Believe me, Ukrainian grain can easily be transported by road and rail, unless there is a real political will for it to happen (prevent its exit)!”
“Why can’t Canada, the United States and Argentina be proud of making up for the lack of wheat in the next crop?” commented an account with the name Maps was furious. He urged America to use the land for grain production, not biofuels.
Another, Alistair Moore, criticized the author’s argument that Russia had increased grain exports by an amount equal to the level of reduced sales in Ukraine, and said:
“So this exactly repeats the US policy of pushing LNG and its weapons into global markets.”
It is noteworthy that the Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Moscow does not interfere in the export of Ukrainian grain, noting that there are logistical problems due to Kyiv’s mistake: “Its forces have mined its seaports.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry added that “the talk about Russia’s alleged ban on the export of Ukrainian grain at the Black Sea ports and the resulting deficit in the grain market is nothing more than speculation.”
A former employee of the Odessa sea port told Sputnik that Ukraine is exporting wheat reserves from storage facilities in the port of Odessa via alternative routes under pressure from the European Union, despite the risk of grain shortages in the country itself.