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Ukraine may lose tens of millions of tonnes of grain

Business 13:40 02 May, 2022

Ukraine may lose tens of millions of tonnes of grain - Zelenskiy

Ukraine may lose tens of millions of tonnes of grain

Ukraine could lose tens of millions of tonnes of grain due to Russia's blockade of its Black Sea ports, triggering a food crisis that will affect Europe, Asia and Africa, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, Qazet.az reports according to Reuters.

"Russia does not let ships come in or go out, it is controlling the Black Sea," Zelenskiy told the Australian news programme 60 Minutes. "Russia wants to completely block our country's economy."