Zelenskyy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 27, 2024
"We ... created the new route in the Black Sea," Zelenskyy told CNN in an interview, describing the shipping corridor as a "big success" for so far allowing the export of about 30 million tonnes of grain and other agricultural products.
But he warned that if the US Congress did not approve US$60 billion in new security aid then the future of the shipping corridor would be in doubt. The United Nations blamed Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago for worsening a global food crisis. Ukraine and Russia are both major grain exporters.
