Russia accused London of using the grain corridor to supply weapons to Ukraine

According to RCO News Agency, British Prime Minister Kerr Starmer said last week that the increase in Russian attacks on the Black Sea ports of Ukraine has delayed the arrival of essential aid to the Palestinians and prevented the delivery of vital grains to the countries of the southern world.

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since September 1 have damaged six civilian ships and grain infrastructure, the United Nations said last week, calling the increase “alarming.”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Starmer’s claim that Moscow is harming global food security with these attacks is far from the truth.

He said in a press conference: “Such baseless but controversial protests from London prove the opposite once again; “Britain’s direct involvement in supplying weapons to the Kiev regime through the Black Sea Corridor.”

Zakharova pointed to what she said was recent video evidence of the port of Yezhny in Ukraine’s Odesa region and the alleged arms shipment, released by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Reuters did not independently confirm the video, and there was no immediate response from London.

Ukraine is one of the world’s largest producers of wheat and corn, and before the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, it exported about six million tons of grain per month via the Black Sea. Ukraine created a Black Sea shipping corridor after the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Export Plan, which last year was backed by the United Nations and supported by Russia to ensure the safe passage of grain ships.

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