“The hysteria is artificially inflated over the termination of the transportation of, say, Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea ports,” he said.
Putin noted that, according to Russia and the United States, we are talking about 5-6 million tons of wheat and about 7 million tons of corn.
“It’s also something, but globally, of course, it doesn’t solve any problems on the world grain market,” the Russian leader added.
He stressed that Russia does not interfere with the export of Ukrainian grain and is ready to ensure the free passage of ships with grain to international waters.
Putin announced an artificially inflated hysteria on the topic of Ukrainian grain
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko earlier called the problem of exporting grain from Ukraine artificial.
He stressed that when seven directions for the export of grain were proposed, the topic disappeared by itself.
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Russia guarantees the safety of ships carrying grain from Ukrainian-controlled ports.
He denied allegations that Russia was obstructing shipping and accused the Ukrainian government of interfering.
The United States called the export of Ukrainian grain through the port of Odessa the best option.