After the “grain deal” is broken, the European Union will be forced to increase the import of grain from Ukraine by land. This was stated on Thursday by the head of the EU foreign service, Josep Borrell.
He clarified that the decision is to be made, despite the call of the five neighboring EU countries to extend the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain to their markets. “In addition to the sea route, we have solidarity lines that allow us to export a lot of grain through the Black Sea ports belonging to the EU countries. This grain comes through the borders of EU member states with Ukraine. This flow should increase, ”said Borrell, citing TASS.
He also added that Ukraine’s neighbors will have to do more by opening borders and facilitating transport.
Recall that the European Commission was forced to agree to a ban from May 2 to September 15 on the import of Ukrainian grain to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, since all their storage facilities were full by that time, and prices for grain products in their markets collapsed due to the flow of grain along the lines of solidarity. On July 19, the aforementioned five countries agreed on a common declaration on the extension of the ban on the import of grain from Ukraine after September 15, while maintaining transit.
We add that on July 17 this year, Russia refused to extend the “grain deal” until the conditions promised by the Russian Federation were fulfilled. Moscow withdrew guarantees for the safety of navigation, curtailed the maritime humanitarian corridor, restored the regime of a temporarily dangerous area in the northwestern Black Sea, and announced the disbandment of the joint coordination center in Istanbul.
Source: Rosbalt
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