Comments by "R Johansen" (@rjohansen9486) on "Putin To Blow Up Ukrainian Ports? Kremlin Warns of 'Risks' After Moscow Terminates Grain Deal" video.

  1. Do some research! As of May 2023, over 30 million tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs have been exported via the Black Sea Grain Initiative. 64% of the wheat exported through the Black Sea Grain Initiative reached developing countries. Maize is exported almost equally to developed and developing countries. The UN World Food Programme (WFP – the largest humanitarian organisation in the world) is also shipping wheat from Black Sea ports. Before the war, the programme bought half of its grain stock from Ukraine. Since the start of the initiative in August 2022 over 655 000 tonnes of wheat have left Ukrainian ports to Ethiopia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. Since being signed in July last year, the U.N. says the Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed more than 32 million metric tons of food commodities to be exported to 45 countries worldwide. It is for this reason that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had described the deal as playing an “indispensable role” in global food security. Guterres said in early July that the agreement “must continue” at a time when conflict, the climate crisis, energy prices and other factors roil the production and affordability of food, while 258 million people face hunger in 58 countries worldwide. In 2021, Ukraine exported $5.87B in Wheat, making it the 5th largest exporter of Wheat in the world. At the same year, Wheat was the 3rd most exported product in Ukraine. The main destination of Wheat exports from Ukraine are: Egypt ($851M), Indonesia ($640M), Pakistan ($594M), Nigeria ($490M), and Ethiopia ($440M).
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  2. Can you reveal the grand plan to us uninitiated?
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  3. How about Russia going home, that would bring peace!
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  4.  @neiljone9698  Why shall Ukraine give away its money? They are SELLING their grain. That's called business, get over it!
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  5.  @peaceb4  Your logic doesn't add up. If Ukraine can sell the grain, then you have to pay less. And of course, Russia has not paid anything. The Soviet Union contributed to all its members before 1991, but I guess Ukraine was one of the richest republics. Ridiculous argument!
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  6. So if the international community let Russia do their "thing", African countries will be very full and happy? And as a bonus, they will keep their best friend?
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  7.  @arondebreceni9464  I do. Before Russia violated the border of a sovereign state and sent unmarked soldiers and armed the separatists in Donbas, to steal Ukrainian land.
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  8. There's a reason your not in power!
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  9. Those ships will soon get company of the whole Black Sea Fleet.
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  10. As of May 2023, over 30 million tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs have been exported via the Black Sea Grain Initiative. 64% of the wheat exported through the Black Sea Grain Initiative reached developing countries. Maize is exported almost equally to developed and developing countries. The UN World Food Programme (WFP – the largest humanitarian organisation in the world) is also shipping wheat from Black Sea ports. Before the war, the programme bought half of its grain stock from Ukraine. Since the start of the initiative in August 2022 over 655 000 tonnes of wheat have left Ukrainian ports to Ethiopia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. Since being signed in July last year, the U.N. says the Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed more than 32 million metric tons of food commodities to be exported to 45 countries worldwide. It is for this reason that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had described the deal as playing an “indispensable role” in global food security. Guterres said in early July that the agreement “must continue” at a time when conflict, the climate crisis, energy prices and other factors roil the production and affordability of food, while 258 million people face hunger in 58 countries worldwide. In 2021, Ukraine exported $5.87B in Wheat, making it the 5th largest exporter of Wheat in the world. At the same year, Wheat was the 3rd most exported product in Ukraine. The main destination of Wheat exports from Ukraine are: Egypt ($851M), Indonesia ($640M), Pakistan ($594M), Nigeria ($490M), and Ethiopia ($440M).
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  11. F. Times: "But, speaking to Ramaphosa over the weekend, Putin said barriers to Russia’s agricultural exports had not been lifted and complained that “the main goal of the deal, which is grain supplies to countries that need it, including in Africa, has not been realised”, according to a Kremlin readout of the call. Mera at Rabobank said the Kremlin move would force countries in Africa and the Middle East to BUY Russian wheat. "
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  12.  @EdC-x9j  Ask and you shall receive: Moscow has been unhappy with the deal since its inception, saying that it failed to deliver on a promise to free up Russian agricultural exports that have been blocked by Western sanctions. While food and fertilizers are not under sanctions, Russia says sanctions-related restrictions on its banking, transit and insurance make trade untenable. The U.N.'s Guterres pushed back against those claims in a press conference Monday, saying Russia's grain trade had "reached high export volumes" and its fertilizer markets were "stabilizing" under policies laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the U.N. and Russia last July. the most prominent exporter in the Black Sea region is Russia, from which strong exports continue to flow in 2022/23 and is forecast to reach a record for annual wheat exports. Despite the Russian government claims of export challenges, Russia’s grain and oilseed exports have thrived during the current marketing year with ample supplies and competitive prices. Export volumes could be even larger, but the Russian government continues to apply export taxes and quotas, trade-restricting measures that are self-imposed.
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  13.  @peaceb4  I don't think Ukraine can afford to run charity, what do you think?
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  14.  @mjabd8187  Do what??
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  15. That says everything about you! No own thoughts, no morals.
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  16.  @Alexey_Nikolaevich  Well, you have said that everything is a legitimate target for nukes, if only Ukraine has sent so much as a fart in Russia’s direction. So I don't think your threats have much effect this time either.
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