Economy

Lithuania can help export Ukrainian grain against the background of a temporary ban on the sale of agricultural products from Ukraine to Poland.

Four EU countries have already introduced a temporary ban on the import of grain from Ukraine. In fact, it is also about the transit of agricultural products. Negotiations are ongoing, the situation is worsening due to the peak of sowing, the blockade of vessel inspections in the Bosphorus and the uncertainty of the future of the agricultural market.

A ship with stolen Ukrainian grain, which was delivered from occupied Kerch, entered the port of Turkey.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, responded to the five EU member states and offered them a settlement mechanism.

Poland will monitor the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products by tracking cargo in the SENT electronic system.

The Austrian shipyard agreed to help modernize the fleet of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company.

Bulgaria introduces a temporary ban on food imports from Ukraine, with the exception of transit goods.

Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov met with Minister of Defense of Turkey Hulusi Akar. The officials discussed the unblocking and functioning of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Within the framework of humanitarian programs, Ukraine has already sent more than 540,000 tons of agricultural products to countries in Africa and Asia.

The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) resumed inspections of vessels transporting Ukrainian grain within the “grain corridor”.