Ukraine – A ship carrying grain has sailed from the Ukrainian port city of Odesa for the first time since the Russian attack on Ukraine. This has given hope that this road will open the supply of food grains in the world in the future also, which will give relief to the rising prices of food grains. However, a fierce war continues in Russia-Ukraine. As of Monday, no one has claimed responsibility for the drone blast at Naval Headquarters from Sevastopol. It is suspected that Ukrainian rebels carried out the attack.
Russia’s parliamentarian in Crimea, Olga Kovitidi, said that the drone was fired from Sevastopol itself. Treating the incident as a terrorist act, the investigation is underway, he said. In view of this, the Crimean administration has raised the terror threat level in the region to ‘yellow’. Meanwhile, news of relief has come from the Ministry of Defense of Turkey. It said the ship carrying Sierra Leone (West African country) flag on the cargo ‘Rajoni’ has left Odesa port for Lebanon and will reach Istanbul on Tuesday.
After investigation here, he will be sent further. The ship is carrying over 26,000 tonnes of maize. Ukraine’s minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, said, “Today, together with our partners, we are taking another step to save the world from starvation.”
US National Security Coordinator John Kirby said on Monday that the Biden administration is working on an additional $550 million security aid package for Ukraine. A decision in this regard will be taken today itself.
Turkey’s Defense Ministry said that in line with the deals made in Istanbul on 22 July, other ships will also leave Ukrainian ports through safe corridors. Although he did not give much information in this regard, it is believed that if the consignments of food grains start going through the safe corridors, then the inflation coming due to the shortage of food grains in the world will come down significantly. The UN-mediated agreement between Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey allows Ukraine to export 22 million tonnes of grain and other agricultural products. This grain is stuck in the ports of the Black Sea due to the war.
Many countries of the world depend on Ukrainian grain. These include some African countries as well. They are also given food grains under the Food Program of the United Nations. In the case of sunflower oil, Ukraine speaks volumes. About 70 percent of India’s requirement for sunflower oil comes from Ukraine. Ukraine accounts for 42 percent of the world’s demand for sunflowers.
