By KYIV. Nov 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The government of Ukraine has allocated UAH 900 million for the purchase of corn for poor countries in Asia and Africa, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Saturday, speaking at the global food security summit in Kyiv.
"The government of Ukraine, despite our own difficulties, has already allocated UAH 900 million for the purchase of corn for Sudan, Yemen, Kenya and Nigeria. Ukraine knows what hunger is, and we do not want people to die again in the 21st century because of Russia and its inhuman methods," he said.
"Russia is interested in global instability in the same way that in 1933 they were interested in the death of Ukrainians. President Zelensky proposed to strengthen the humanitarian component of Ukrainian grain exports. I am sure that dozens of countries will join this initiative in the near future," the prime minister said.
Shmyhal also thanked Turkey and the UN for "guaranteeing the security of our Black Sea logistics route."
