Europe, the United States or the “coalition of the willing” – Corriere.it

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Brussels – the first freight train with cargo Wheat arrived from Ukraine to Lithuania He crossed Poland to the port of Klaipda on May 24. The railway company Ltg Mantas Dubauskas Reuters
who – which They expect “one train per day to be received from Ukraine, each carrying up to 1,500 tons of grain.” and other agricultural products. Romania made the port of Constanza available, but it does not exceed 90 thousand tons per day. German ports have also been activated. But this is not enough. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 22 million tons of grain are stuck in silos in the country. The best way to export Ukrainian agricultural products That feeds Africa and many other countries remains the Black Sea. But the Ukrainian ports, First of all OdessaThey were blocked by Russia and the waters full of mines.

The European Union is evaluating all options to avoid a food catastrophe. Last Friday, US General Christopher Cavoli, commander of US forces in Europe and Africa and the next commander of NATO forces in Europe, hinted at the US Senate Armed Services Committee that at some point – reports Washington Post – The US military may be involved To ensure the resumption of exports from Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby ruled out “the existence of plans to employ US military or military resources or assets to contribute to the transportation of grain out of Ukraine.” Talks between the Biden administration and “international partners and allies about how best to address this issue.”. Earlier this week, it was Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis who suggested during talks in London with Symmetric Liz Truss It is a naval alliance of the “willing” with the support of Great Britain.

A hypothesis that appears to be gaining ground. according to El PaísAnd the
The European Union is considering the possibility of dispatching a naval mission to accompany the passage of merchant ships However, neither quantities of wheat from Brussels nor from Italy have reached concrete evidence. At the end of March, Defense Minister Guerini expressed his readiness to carry out maritime demining activities at the request of Romania for the purpose of prevention and safety of navigation. Diplomatic efforts are redoubling. China accepted the invitation of the European Union Commission, offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia to cancel the wheat ban. The United Nations is also trying to broker a deal backed by the European Union. The obstacle to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request for Western sanctions to be lifted remains. In addition to, Whether military ships from countries other than the Black Sea will participateAnd the The green light is needed for Turkey Under the Montreux Convention of 1936.

EU leaders will discuss food security tomorrow and the day after at the European Extraordinary Council. In the draft conclusions, they are likely to change (today the last meeting of ambassadors to the EU takes place before the summit) There is a call for Russia to end the naval blockade and the EU’s commitment to support the export of Ukrainian agricultural products by accelerating the Commission’s “solidarity corridors”. In the latest version, a reference to European agricultural policy has been added (CAP), whose importance “in the EU’s contribution to food security” has been emphasized and calls for the “rapid adoption of strategic plans for the Common Agricultural Policy Process”. The Council also welcomes the “Food and Agricultural Resilience (Farm) Mission” and the proposals of the United Nations and the Group of Seven.