Zelensky: Ukraine can protect Black Sea security and ensure food supply
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At the International Maritime Organization forum, President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine can protect the Black Sea and ensure global food security. Despite Russian aggression, Ukraine has successfully pushed Russian troops out of the Black Sea, allowing for the creation of alternative sea routes.
Today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the International Maritime Organization forum about successes in the Black Sea and Ukraine's ability to guarantee the world's food security despite Russian aggression, UNN reports.
It was in the Black Sea that we managed to prove that Ukraine will not only remain a donor to global security, including food security, but is also capable of protecting security.
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According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, due to the Russian Federation, freedom of navigation in the Black Sea has suffered the greatest blow since World War II.
Therefore, one of Ukraine's greatest successes after February 24 is the expulsion of the Russian military fleet from the Black Sea. As a result, Ukraine was able to launch alternative sea routes.
Almost 6 million tons of cargo for countries on three continents have already been transported via these routes in less than three months.
"Freedom of navigation is and will remain inviolable. No matter how powerful the forces that seek to destroy freedom of navigation, the power of cooperation among nations is always more powerful. Always," Zelensky summarized.
As a reminder
153 ships transported more than 5.6 million tons of grain and other goods through Ukraine's Black Sea corridor, facilitating global supply and Ukrainian business.
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