Biden proposes to build temporary granaries/Channel 24 collage
The United States wants to help Ukraine with grain exports blocked by Russia. The United States is proposing to build temporary granaries, in particular, on the border with Poland.
This option was proposed by President Joe Biden, speaking in Philadelphia. The US President considers any methods of exporting grain by the Black Sea dangerous because of the threat from Russia.
The US is working closely with the EU to export Ukrainian grain
The U.S. is working closely with European partners to bring 25 million tons of grain blocked in Ukraine to the market to reduce global food prices, Biden said.
Now is the best the only option is to export grain by rail – through other countries. However, Biden admitted that there are a number of logistical problems in the delivery of grain by land.
In Ukraine and the EU, the width of the path is different
One of the biggest is that in Ukraine there is a different width of the railway track than in the EU. That is why there was a need for temporary elevators. Already from the EU, grain would be delivered to the necessary points of the world by water transport.
Previously, a similar option was considered in the European Union. True, the governments of the EU countries talked about providing their granaries.
Russia has already stolen several hundred thousand tons of grain, – State Department
Washington is convinced that time now means a lot, because Russia has already exported several hundred thousand tons of grain from Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the department of sanctions of the State Department, Jim O'Brien. The Russians are also deliberately attacking Ukrainian granaries in order to exacerbate the global food problem.
Russia blocks the export of Ukrainian grain: latest news
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new negotiations to resolve the problem with grain. They supposedly should take place between Ukraine and Russia with the participation of Turkey.
- Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry thanked Ankara for the initiatives, but noted that Kyiv would not accept any agreements in which it did not participate.
- Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is developing options for the export of grain. Now we are talking about 2 options – through Poland and Romania. The third possible corridor is through the Baltic countries.
- Regarding the unblocking of seaports, the Office of the President insists on military guarantees. This, in particular, is about military convoys of partner countries.
