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Ukraine Blaming Russia for Famine in Africa Unfounded, Kremlin Says
Ukraine Blaming Russia for Famine in Africa Unfounded, Kremlin Says
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On July 18, Russia terminated its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which facilitated the export of Ukrainian grain amid the ongoing conflict in... 31.08.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Kiev's statements holding Russia responsible for the famine on the African continent are groundless, erroneous, and they deliberately distort the truth, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Russia takes a very responsible position on the supply of food to Africa, the official added.He noted that discussions about the Black Sea Grain Initiative did not bring any specific results yet, but Russia is ready to return to it immediately if conditions concerning Moscow are fulfilled.The spokesman also recalled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement when he said that Russia is ready to return to the grain deal "immediately" as soon as the conditions concerning Moscow are fulfilled.Putin repeatedly pointed out that the West exported most of the Ukrainian grain to its own states, while the main goal of the deal – to supply grain to needy countries, including African countries – was never realized. The European Union purchased 40% of the total 33 million tons of Ukrainian grain that came out within the framework of the UN-brokered initiative, while only 3% of the Ukrainian grain exports went to the African continent,
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Ukraine Blaming Russia for Famine in Africa Unfounded, Kremlin Says
12:09 31.08.2023 (Updated: 09:55 04.09.2023) Muhammad Nooh Osman
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On July 18, Russia terminated its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which facilitated the export of Ukrainian grain amid the ongoing conflict in the country. Moscow said that the terms of the deal regarding Russia were not being implemented despite the UN's efforts because Western countries were not going to fulfill their promises.
Kiev's statements holding
Russia responsible for the famine on the African continent are groundless, erroneous, and they deliberately distort the truth, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
"They are absolutely baseless, they are wrong. This is a deliberate distortion of reality, I mean in the sense that the shortage of cereals, the shortage of food on the African continent is somehow connected with our country, this is not the case," Peskov told reporters.
Russia takes a very responsible position on the
supply of food to Africa, the official added.
He noted that discussions about the Black Sea Grain Initiative did not bring any specific results yet, but Russia is ready to return to it immediately if conditions concerning Moscow are fulfilled.
"No, I repeat once again, there are no concrete results of this discussion yet. But there will be a discussion of this issue in Moscow today [during the meeting between foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey], and in the very near future, at the highest level, of course. It is difficult to say how effective this will be, but I repeat once again, as a responsible supplier of grain, Russia takes part in such discussions," Peskov told reporters.
The spokesman also recalled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement when he said that Russia is ready to return to the grain deal "immediately" as soon as the conditions concerning Moscow are fulfilled.
Putin repeatedly pointed out that the West exported most of the Ukrainian grain to its own states, while the main goal of the deal – to supply grain to needy countries, including African countries – was never realized. The European Union
purchased 40% of the total 33 million tons of Ukrainian grain that came out within the framework of the UN-brokered initiative, while only 3% of the Ukrainian grain exports went to the African continent,
