Ukraine war: Kremlin calls Kyiv's claim of Russian forces stealing Ukrainian grains false

After Ukraine blamed Russia for stealing millions of tonnes of grains from its temporary occupied territories, Russian Federation commented on situation. Russia has refused all claims me by Ukraine, stating that Ukraine's statement about Russia's grain exports from its territory appears to be false and that those who me m did not care to verify information.

As per reports by RIA Novosti, spokesperson of Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov stated that y don't have any information on Ukrainian claims of Russia stealing grains and that it appears to be fake. He furr stated that he is not sure who said this, but it is clear that y didn't bor to verify this information.

'Russian inving forces stole several hundred thousand tons of grain': Ukraine

This comes as, a week ago on April 30, Ukraine's deputy agriculture minister, Taras Vysotskiy, said that Russian inving forces h stolen "several hundred thousand tons" of grain from country's occupied territories and that re is definite information that hundreds of thousands of tons of grain were removed out of Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk areas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian forces targetted warehouses of agricultural firms and that grain storage facility was completely destroyed, according to media reports.

Ukraine is a significant grain producer, and Russian invasion has hindered its exports, boosting global grain prices and generating fears of serious grain shortages in importing countries. Ukraine sold around 44.7 million tonnes to foreign markets in 2020/21, making it fourth-largest supplier in world, according to media reports. However, exports have fallen significantly since Russia's invasion, and UN has warned that food shortages caused by conflict might put 1.7 billion people in world at risk of hunger.

Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskiy stated that grain ft has risen in Ukraine as many grain owners in occupied territory have revealed grain shortage, according to Rio Free Europe. Solskiy also acknowledged that Ukraine's accusations have been denied by Kremlin, which claimed it h no idea where information came from.

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