Zelenskyy warned of Russia's attempts to block grain corridors
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia will attempt to block the operation of the grain corridors. According to him, no ships were able to enter Ukrainian ports the day before.
“Agriculture poses a particular challenge. We realized several months ago what they (Russia—ed.) would do. They will do everything they can to block our grain corridor. You know that yesterday (…) not a single ship was able to enter our port. In other words, they were targeting all ships. They will escalate this. Realizing this, we saw the ‘Russians’ plans a couple of months ago, and therefore decided that a specific person should be in charge of this particular area,” Zelenskyy said.
The head of state added that “logistics, our grain, agriculture, and energy—all of these are very important matters.”
The head of state made these remarks during a joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.
The Kremlin has begun actively preparing the population for a new wave of mobilization, according to the Center for Political and Military Analysis (CPMA).
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is preparing a new wave of mobilization involving at least tens of thousands of people. According to him, the situation was discussed during a detailed meeting on defense issues. The head of state also heard reports from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Andriy Gnativ.
Russia may announce another mobilization this fall amid the difficult situation on the Ukrainian front, the failure of the winter-spring offensive, and significant losses. This was stated by State Duma Deputy Andrei Gurulov, who linked the possible decision to Russia’s military setbacks in the war against Ukraine.
