Posted on 07/29/2022 7:48:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Black Sea port Friday as crews prepared terminals to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war, work that was inching forward a week after a deal was struck to allow critical food supplies to flow to millions of impoverished people facing hunger worldwide.
“The first vessel, the first ship is being loaded since the beginning of the war,” Zelenskyy said at a port in the Odesa region.
He said, however, that the departure of wheat and other grain will begin with several ships that were already loaded but could not leave Ukrainian ports after Russia invaded in late February. Ukraine is a key global exporter of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower oil, and the loss of those supplies has raised global food prices, threatened political instability and helped push more people into poverty and hunger in already vulnerable countries.
Ukraine's military is committed to the safety of ships, Zelenskyy said, adding that “it is important for us that Ukraine remains the guarantor of global food security.”
His unannounced visit to the port is part of a broader push by Ukraine to show the world that it is nearly ready to export millions of tons of grains after last week’s breakthrough agreements, which were brokered by Turkey and the United Nations and signed separately by Ukraine and Russia.
The sides agreed to facilitate the shipment of wheat and other grains from three Ukrainian ports through safe corridors on the Black Sea, as well as fertilizer and food from Russia.
But a Russian missile strike on Odesa hours after signing the deal has thrown Moscow’s commitment into question and raised new concerns about the safety of shipping crews, who also have to navigate waters strewn with explosive mines.
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Zelensky is feeding the world. He’s so wonderful!
you mined the port dumbass
Zelensky is as phony as a $3 bill. No armor?? How stupid is he??
Yup....and EVERYONE knows it.
That’s rather odd. The Russians lob one missile attack on the just completed deal just do they could take a world wide PR black eye. Then they decide one attack served their diabolical scheme. Anyone who believes that missile attack was Russian is a lost cause.
Zelensky is as phony as Biden/Harris!
There’s something not right about all this.
Not the Freeper pingers. They howl and scream for him and Biden.
Wonder where the money is going to go?? To the farmers...or to the people??? I doubt it.
Does anyone know where I can get one of those Zelenskyyy T-shirts in XXXL?
Yes ...
... on the just completed deal...
No, ... that's where the Western Media Edited and Out of Context articles lead you.
The whole story is: Russia's single, precision strike destroyed a Ukraine Navy combat ship being mounted with Harpoon Missiles at a dock and warehouse of Harpoon Missiles near Odessa.
Ukraine planned to use the Grain Ships as Cover and Shields to gain open water in the Black where they would fire Harpoons on Russian Naval and merchant ships.
The confirming news article:
Strike at Odesa port to entail no problems with implementation of grain accords — Turkey
Just another ACT in the WEF Theatrical production
LOL. So why did the Putinas deny it was a russian strike at first? Only to later take admit it was indeed a Russian attack. Your gaslighting here is so typical of Russian psywar. We must never forget russia invented Fake News.
I believe the denial referred to something other than a military target...which it was.
Strike at Odesa port to entail no problems with implementation of grain accords — Turkey
My link provides names of individuals providing direct testimony, ie:
...Fahrettin Altun, communications director of the presidential administration, said...>Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported...
...Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov...
Read 'em and weep, Uke Nazi shill.
Does Z hava get out of jail free card? or some deal with putin...How does he get to travel around with nobody taking a potshot or lobbing a guided missile??
Exactly
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