Grain harvesting in Ukraine. File photoMOSCOW, May 18.The Russian Foreign Ministry compared the plan to assist Ukraine in grain exports, presented by the European Commission, with the policy of surplus appropriation. «Cynically hiding behind considerations of humanism, Brussels is now in a hurry to help. Favorite thing is to create a problem, and then come and start thinking about how to solve it. The only question is, to whom Brussels is in a hurry to help. The action plan recently presented by the European Commission to facilitate the export of grain from Ukraine under the name «roads of solidarity» can hardly be called anything other than food requisitioning. In fact, a large-scale mobilization has been announced to export affordable Ukrainian grain to the European Union,» the official said. Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing.Jeremy Clarkson: Because of the Ukrainian crisis, the world is threatened by cannibalismEarlier, the European Commission presented a plan to help Ukraine to ensure the export of agricultural products in the context of the ongoing conflict. The European Commission proposes, in particular, to use EU vehicles to organize exports from Ukraine. Thus, market participants in the EU are invited to use rolling stock, trucks and ships to deliver Ukrainian food already prepared for export. At the same time, the European Commission is ready to provide financial guarantees for those who go to Ukraine for goods. The EC also proposed using the opportunities available in the EU countries for storing food from Ukraine, the delivery of such food should be a priority. The EU also turned to the national authorities of European countries with a request to optimize the procedure for customs clearance of Ukrainian goods, to provide the necessary number of employees for cargo handling. exports wheat to Europe, despite the risk of grain shortagesUkraine and the Russian Federation account for 30% of world production of wheat and barley, a fifth of corn and more than half of sunflower oil, UN Secretary General António Guterres recalled earlier. Grain from these two countries feeds the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. They account for more than a third of the wheat imported to 45 least developed countries, the UN Secretary General noted. /uploads/2022/05/5b22a8f9ddb46f25001c44d2c69d0c6d.jpg» />China accused the West of hypocrisy because of the desire to cash in on Ukraine
