PM: Ukraine wants to insure ships that will sail through "grain corridor"

Ukraine has insured all merchant ships exporting and importing goods through the Danube ports and is considering insuring ships that will sail through the grain corridor.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a conference of Ukrainian ambassadors, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Ukraine has insured all merchant ships that export and import goods through the Danube ports. Now we are discussing at the government and, I am sure, we will make a decision to insure ships and relevant companies that will go through the "grain corridor," Shmyhal said.

According to him, the risks regarding the Black Sea are obvious.

"It will work once. We understand that if the Russians sink or blow up any merchant ship, it will greatly complicate our work with partners on the grain corridor. Therefore, of course, we need the support of our partners to prevent this from happening. But for our part, we insure such risks at the expense of our budget," the Prime Minister added.

As Ukrinform reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky insists on ensuring the sustainable and safe operation of the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea, which would not depend on the mood and whims of the Russian leader.