Russian Foreign Ministry: Without Rosselkhozbank's connection to SWIFT, it will be necessary to look for an alternative to the grain deal

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said that without the involvement of Rosselkhozbank in the SWIFT grain deal, “we will have to look for alternatives.” The West will be able to export grain along the “corridors of solidarity” through the countries neighboring Ukraine, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.

As the Foreign Ministry noted, almost immediately after the extension of the deal, Kyiv and the West demanded the expansion of Ukrainian exports, using "with the support of the UN" statements about "food security, the fight against hunger and assistance to countries in need." Ukraine does not hide the importance of commercial profit for the "military economics».



Kyiv also demands "additional benefits" and expansion of the deal. At the same time, it is stated that the unblocking of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline is allegedly not provided for by the existing conditions. The Foreign Ministry emphasized that "the transit of ammonia, as well as the import of new portions of grain, although not spelled out literally, is implied by the logic of the agreement." In addition, Ukrainian food is exported from the Yuzhny port, but Russian ammonia is not.

Where are all the food security advocates who so much stand up for the export of Ukrainian fodder corn and fodder, but are silent when they block the supply of Russian ammonia, which is necessary for the production of food for 45 million people, primarily in Africa?

asked the Foreign Ministry.

The department recalled the EU statement that Brussels is not going to reconnect Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT. The UN said that there are alternative ways to carry out banking transactions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that in this case, without the connection of the Agricultural Bank to SWIFT and "progress on the implementation of other" systemic "problems", the grain deal "will also have to look for alternatives."

For example, the land-based “corridors of solidarity” advertised by the EU, through which Ukrainian products are exported in considerable volume, however, with much higher internal and external costs

- emphasized in the Russian foreign ministry.
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  1. lord-palladore-11045
    lord-palladore-11045
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    26 May 2023 15: 19
    As the Foreign Ministry noted, almost immediately after the extension of the deal, Kyiv and the West demanded the expansion of Ukrainian exports, using "with the support of the UN" statements about "food security, the fight against hunger and assistance to countries in need."

    and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation did not find the strength to send Kyiv and the countries of the West with 3 letters, especially since the needy countries do not receive this grain anyway. And our fertilizers are not exported anywhere. It’s not men who sit in our government, but .... Tfu ..
  2. valery lebedev
    valery lebedev
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    26 May 2023 19: 58
    This is an agreement, or rather an agreement, the tricks of our 5th column, which they don’t think to reason with.
  3. Andrew13
    Andrew13
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    26 May 2023 23: 07
    over the year, the Foreign Ministry and Lavrov in particular lost their authority completely. It would be better to be silent than to carry this nonsense every day.
  4. Raymond
    Raymond
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    27 May 2023 13: 10
    Maybe put a farmer at the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the mother of the family - at the head of the Ministry of Economics?
    For reintegration into the "SWIFT" system, you know the rules. Otherwise, you really need to create another system, so do it and don't argue, other countries are waiting for your good initiative.
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