President Zelensky: Crimea is key to food and global social stability

Crimea is the key to food and global social stability, as Ukraine’s largest grain export volumes go through the Black Sea.

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the opening ceremony of the Third Summit of the International Crimea Platform, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Over the past year since our last Crimea Platform, we have proven that global stability is possible only with Ukraine’s participation and only when Russia’s aggressive intentions fail,” Zelensky said.

In his words, the evidence is the dinner tables of all families across the globe.

“As soon as we managed to clear part of the Black Sea from Russian invaders and launch our grain exports by sea, food prices in the global market dropped again. The Black Sea is the key to food and, therefore, global social stability,” the Head of State stressed.

According to Zelensky, Crimea is the key to security in the Black Sea, and in no case should the keys be left in the hands of terrorists.

“And we will not leave them. Ukraine has a clear vision of how a normal, peaceful and just democratic life will be restored in Crimea after we dismantle Russian aggression, Russian tyranny on our Ukrainian peninsula,” the President of Ukraine noted.

A reminder that, on July 17, 2023, Russia announced its withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was signed by the United Nations, Türkiye and Ukraine in July 2022.

On August 23, 2023, the Third Summit of the International Crimea Platform, dedicated to Ukraine’s vision of the future of the temporarily occupied Crimea and the matters of security in the Black Sea region, is taking place in Kyiv.