EU Commission President, Slovak Prime Minister Go to Kyiv to Try to Secure Grain Exports

BRUSSELS (AP) – Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger and two top European Union officials are in Kyiv looking to shore up the bloc’s support for war-torn Ukraine.

Heger said in a tweet Friday that he, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the EU foreign policy chief have come with trade and humanitarian aid proposals for President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government.

“It so happened that the food security of many countries depends on our supplies,” said Dmitry Medvedev, a top Russian security official and former Russian president. “It turns out that our food is our quiet weapon. Quiet but ominous.” https://t.co/9oziUaME7P

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Part of that, Heger says is “to offer options for transporting grains, including wheat.” Ukraine is a major world wheat supplier and Russia’s war on Ukraine is creating shortages, notably in the Middle East.

He adds that the three want to help Ukraine on its path toward closer ties with the EU by “creating a ReformTeam.” Ukraine has applied to join the EU, but was already sorely in need of reforms, notably to root out rampant corruption, years before Russian troops invaded in February.

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