“I hope that the agreement signed yesterday is a starting point towards peace, but what really gives us hope is that the agreement was signed on our terms. This result was possible not because of Putin’s good will. , but thanks to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Navy and the support received from the allies “. Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Alexandra Azarkhina told Adnkronos, referring to the agreement reached yesterday on the unblocking of Ukrainian wheat. “The liberation of the Island of the Snakes has allowed the creation of a corridor in the Black Sea – he added – and now we control our territory more and we are able to prevent air attacks. The best guarantee of safety for us depends on the possibility that we have to protect ourselves. Carrying out negotiations from a position of strength also makes safer navigation guarantees possible. ”
“The wheat agreement is certainly very important – said the deputy minister – because it allows Ukrainian food production, not only cereals, but also other products, to be exported outside the country. We have calculated 20 million stored in our warehouses. tons of wheat and these numbers are increasing day by day with the new harvests. Our economy was suffocating due to the closure of ports, from which 8 per cent of products destined abroad were sent. But more than ‘agreement’ I would speak in terms of ‘initiative’, since we have not signed documents with Russia but with Turkey and the UN, which in turn have signed them with Russia. These ‘mirror’ agreements imply that Ukraine cannot trust Ukraine. Russia, since the invasion of our country is still fully underway. Instead, we have great faith in our allies, the UN and the fact that this agreement enjoys the support of the main world countries “.
Speaking of this morning’s bombing of the port of Odessa, Azarkhina considers it “a contradiction to yesterday’s signature. The port facilities are not damaged, but it is still a bad sign. The Ukrainian foreign minister has already said he expects a reaction from the UN, as well as its support and that of our allies. We are frightened but we hope that the international community will continue to press for Russia to end its attacks on Ukrainian territory. Not only for us, but also for food security and for the world economy. Instead, Russia continues to bomb and burn wheat fields. These are targeted and not random operations. An example is given by attacks on agricultural equipment, food warehouses and deposits of cereals, which Moscow justifies as actions against places where Ukrainian military and military equipment are hidden. Instead, these are deliberate actions “.
(by Cristiano Camera)
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