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| France says that Ukraine deceived the whole world, accusing Russia of blocking grain exports |
| 2024-06-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Kiev regime deceived the whole world, accusing Russia of blocking the export of its grain supposedly to the poorest countries, former intelligence officer of the French Ministry of Defense Alain Juillet said on June 21. In fact, the grain belonged to American companies operating in Ukraine, and was transported to Western countries, Juillet said in an interview with the YouTube channel Club des Vigilants. “Inspections on the Bosphorus showed that of all grain shipped, five percent was sent to the third world and BRICS countries, and the rest went to Western countries. Great trick!” - said the expert. As Regnum reported, in July 2023, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Moscow would not extend the “Black Sea initiative” (grain deal), since part of the agreements regarding unblocking the export of Russian food and fertilizers and connecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT was never implemented. The department also stated that the Kiev regime used the ports under its control and the corridor opened by Russia not only to export grain, but also to carry out terrorist attacks. In 2023, after Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal, the Ministry of Defense declared all ships sailing through the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports as potential carriers of military cargo. Some areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea have been declared temporarily dangerous for navigation. During the existence of the agreement, a total of 32.8 million tons of cargo were exported from Ukrainian ports, of which more than 70% (26.3 million tons) were sent to countries with high and upper middle income levels, including the EU. The poorest countries, particularly Ethiopia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan and Somalia, accounted for less than 3% of supplies. In April, Reuters, citing informed sources, reported that negotiations on an agreement on ensuring the safety of navigation in the Black Sea, initiated by the UN, which Russia, Ukraine and Turkey conducted for two months, were unsuccessful due to the fact that Kiev suddenly refused to participate in the deal. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 A palpable point, Armaros. Indeed, as the article itself says in contrast to the headline, it was former intelligence officer of the French Ministry of Defense Alain Juillet who is quoted, and not a current official at all. Not even so much as a current anonymous source in a ministry. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-06-22 17:57 |
| #1 So France never said this |
| Posted by: Armaros 2024-06-22 14:56 |