From Reuters via U.S. New & World Report, May 5:
Ukraine Has Enough Grain Stocks to Feed Population - Deputy Minister
Ukraine has large enough grain stocks in territory it still controls to feed the population in these areas, and has enough fuel to meet farmers' daily needs, deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy said on Thursday.Ukraine said last month Russian forces had stolen "several hundred thousand tonnes" of grain in the areas of Ukraine they have occupied since the invasion began on Feb. 24 and this could affect the food security of local population.
The Kremlin has denied the allegation.
On Thursday, Vysotskiy said, "Today we have about 25 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds in stocks. If we are talking about the temporarily occupied territory, there were about 1.3 million tonnes of grain"....
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As if to hammer home the second point, this video has been making the rounds on Twitter:
Border of Moldova Ukraine Trucks loaded with grain are traveling from Odessa to Giurgiulești.#RussianFederation said that food from #Ukraine️ was being exported to #Europe as payment for supply of weapons amid a shortage of food and grain for the sowing campaign in the country. pic.twitter.com/UHix03Egae
— Sudhanshu Satghare 🇮🇳 (@sudhanshu7908) May 8, 2022
