“That probably hasn’t happened in Odessa since World War II,” Zelenskiy said, referring to Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports.

“Without exports of our agricultural products, dozens of countries in various parts of the world are already on the verge of food shortages. Over time, the situation could become more tragic,” Zelenskiy warned.

Currently, grain cannot be shipped from Ukrainian ports to Middle Eastern and African countries. It is here that the most important recipients of Ukrainian exports of agricultural products are located.

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“Today we have taken another step towards the European Union. Ukraine has provided the second part of the responses to a special questionnaire which every country wishing to join the EU must fill out. It usually takes months. But we did it all in a few weeks. . This is a document. , which contains thousands of pages “- reports Zelenski.

“Just today I spoke about Ukraine’s European integration with Charles Michel, president of the Council of Europe, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission,” the Ukrainian president said.

And he added that “both are well aware that this war is not only for our freedom, but also for the freedom of all Europeans.”

“I am pleased to hear that our move prompted the European Commission to act equally quickly. We hope that in June we will receive a positive response regarding our country being a candidate for EU status,” the Ukrainian president said.

“In propaganda, Russia can show anything. They can make any political statement. But reality cannot be changed. Reality needs peace. And the only cause for the destruction of peace is and will be the state of Russia. Russia bears historical responsibility for this. circumstances.” – said Zelenski.

“We Ukrainians continue to work for defense, victory and restoration of justice,” concluded the Ukrainian president, thanking the defenders of our respective cities.

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