Ukraine is not ready to export grain through Belarus, Zelensky said

Grain harvesting in Ukraine. File photoMOSCOW, June 6Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine is not ready to export grain through Belarus. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there are no problems with the export of grain from Ukraine and Russia does not interfere with this. If Ukraine clears the ports of mines, ships with grain will be able to leave without any problems, he said. The President of the Russian Federation also added that Ukrainian grain can be exported through the Danube, Poland, the cheapest way is through Belarus, but then sanctions need to be lifted. DPR authorities: AFU set fire to tons of grain in the port of Mariupol during the retreat»We were offered to go via Belarus by rail (to export grain — ed.). We even understand how much. But we understand why we were offered this. We are not ready yet follow this format and help our «friendly» neighbors,» Zelensky is quoted by RBC Ukraine. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said earlier that Minsk could help Ukraine with the export of grain through Belarusian territory, but a compromise is needed. In a conversation with UN Secretary General António Guterres, he put forward the condition that the ports of Germany, Poland, the Baltic countries and Russia, when exporting Ukrainian grain, were also open for Belarusian goods. .jpg» />Media: US will not ease sanctions for unblocking grain exports from Ukraine