Solskyi: the “grain corridor” actually did not work for the last month

Russia’s withdrawal from the Grain Agreement did not come as a surprise, since the grain corridor has actually been inactive for a month.

“During the last month, we lived in conditions where legally the agreement worked, but in fact it did not work. Because the number of ships was reduced to a minimum, and we, in principle, were already exporting by some other routes. New ships did not enter,” said Minister of Agriculture and Food Mykola Solskyi on the air of the telethon.

The minister emphasized that as long as the war started by Russia continues, the issue of security will always be relevant. It is impossible to predict the actions of the Russians, but this “is not a reason for us to stop and wait.”

Solsky reminded that since April last year, Ukraine has been actively using its Danube ports and canals that pass through the territory of Romania. He also thanked Croatia for the offer to provide its ports, but explained that this route is “partially viable, there is no panacea.”

“No single port will solve all problems. This is a route that tentatively goes through Transcarpathia, Hungary, primarily for containers. It’s not new, we have companies that have tried it, this volume is hundreds of thousands, and we need millions,” explained Solskyi.

In addition, he noted that with such an approach it would be possible to use the ports of Slovenia, Italy, as well as Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, and the Netherlands.