Pope Leo XIV stated that the war in Ukraine continued to cause suffering beyond its borders, especially in poorer countries, where many people depended on grain imports. He appealed to the conflicting parties to ensure the safe transport of grain across the Black Sea and maintained that the livelihoods of millions of people should not be subject to war. #Ucrania #Guerra #Cereales (translated)
The blockade of grain exports from Ukraine, caused by attacks on maritime infrastructure in the Black Sea, seriously threatens agricultural production and food security globally, forcing farmers to reduce cultivated areas and face a severe financial crisis. #Ucraina #SecuritateAlimentară #Agricultură (translated)
The war between Russia and Ukraine is intensifying the destabilization of the Black Sea, leading to a significant increase in global cereal prices due to the disruption of exports and attacks on agricultural infrastructure in the region. #MarNegro #GuerraUcraniaRusia #CrisisAlimentaria (translated)
Steve Witkoff nonetheless mentioned on X "constructive discussions" regarding security guarantees for Ukraine, winter preparedness, energy resilience, and grain exports. #Ukraine #DonaldTrump #VladimirPoutine (translated)
"Lithuania proposes not only banning this transit but also including some Russian oligarchs from the agricultural sector who support the war on the sanctions list." Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius proposed this measure on Thursday and also suggested that the EU impose sanctions against Russian businessmen in the agricultural sector who support the war in Ukraine. #Război #Cereale #UniuneaEuropeană (translated)
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal intends to raise this issue at the European Council meeting next week, according to a separate statement from the government in Tallinn. #Război #Cereale #UniuneaEuropeană (translated)
The Baltic countries, in a letter addressed to the leaders of the European Union, are requesting a ban on the transit of Russian grains to prevent Russia from compensating for its economic losses due to its aggression in Ukraine. #Război #Cereale #UniuneaEuropeană (translated)
The Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture, Kestutis Mazeika, stated last month that the possibility of tracking the origin of all grain shipments in transit coming from Russia and Belarus will be examined, in an attempt to prevent grain exports from the occupied territories of Ukraine. #Rusia #UE #Cereale (translated)
Russia is deliberately attacking Ukrainian ports, civilian ships, railways, trains, and key trade routes. "Russia is deliberately attacking Ukrainian ports, civilian ships, railways, trains, and key trade routes," while "continuing to seek access to international markets and increase its revenues," wrote Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, his Latvian counterpart Andris Kulbergs, and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. #Rusia #UE #Cereale (translated)
Russia deliberately attacks Ukrainian ports, civilian ships, railways, trains, and key trade routes. “Russia deliberately attacks Ukrainian ports, civilian ships, railways, trains, and key trade routes,” while “continuing to seek access to international markets and to increase its revenues,” wrote Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, his Latvian counterpart Andris Kulbergs, and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. #Rusia #UE #Cereale (translated)
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are asking the European Union to ban the transit of Russian grain through the territory of member states to increase pressure on Moscow and counter attacks on Ukrainian ports. #Rusia #UE #Cereale (translated)
"As for what could be realistic or more realistic, I’m not ready yet to voice an opinion. I don’t want to say something and then Russia, as usual, does exactly the opposite out of revenge. So let’s wait and see." Zelensky said Thursday to reporters that Ukraine is in discussions with the US regarding the possibility of a ceasefire in the energy and grain sectors. #Ucraina #SteveWitkoff #JaredKushner (translated)
"Lithuania proposes not only the ban on such transit (of Russian grains through the EU) but also the inclusion of certain oligarchs from the Russian agricultural sector who support the war on the sanctions list." Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius reiterated calls for the EU to impose sanctions on Russian grains in a post published on Thursday, October 8, on social media, reports Kyiv Independent. #sanctiuni #cereale #Lituania (translated)
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Lithuania is asking the European Union to impose sanctions on Russian grains, emphasizing that Moscow is exploiting European ports and infrastructure to its advantage in the context of aggression in the Black Sea. #sanctiuni #cereale #Lituania (translated)
A Turkish ship loaded with grain sank completely in Romania's exclusive economic zone after drone attacks, causing the death of two people and injuring three other crew members. #MareaNeagră #AtacDronă #NavaScufundată (translated)
Ukraine refuses to join the European Union if it implies permanent restrictions on the export of its agricultural products, said the Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture, Taras Vysotsky, emphasizing the importance of unrestricted access to the community market. #Ucraina #AderareUE #Cereale (translated)
Two people have died and eleven have been rescued after the fire and sinking of a cargo ship carrying grain in the Black Sea, off the coast of Romania. #incendio #Rumanía #rescate (translated)
A Turkish ship loaded with grain was hit by a drone in the Black Sea, resulting in one injured person and 13 crew members missing, and a rescue mission is underway. #MareaNeagră #salvare #dronă (translated)
"We need to... address this issue," said Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen to reporters this week, citing concerns about global food security—although he did not make any commitments. #Cereale #CrizaAlimentară #Ucraina (translated)
