Macron suggested that Putin approve a resolution at the UN to unblock the port of Odesa

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Sofiia Telishevska
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French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Putin to vote in the UN on a resolution to lift the blockade of the port of Odesa.

He said this in a comment to journalists at the end of the European Council in Brussels.

"During a discussion with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz last Saturday, I suggested that Putin take the lead in adopting a resolution at the United Nations to define a very clear framework for this operation," Macron said.

According to him, this option will allow unblocking the export of Ukrainian grain crops in the coming weeks.

  • Due to the blockade of Ukrainian seaports, 7 million tons of wheat, 14 million tons of corn grain, 3 million tons of sunflower oil, and sunflower meal did not enter the world market. This has already led to a record rise in world market prices, and the inevitable consequences will be the global food crisis and rising inflation.