Ukraine, UK agree to cooperate to track grain stolen by Russians

Ukraine, UK agree to cooperate to track grain stolen by Russians

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Taras Vysotsky, first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine, discussed with Mark Steven Spencer, Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries of United Kingdom, cooperation in tracking stolen grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine.

According to Ukrinform, Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported this.

The possibility of monitoring the quality of soils that were flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, as well as assessing soils in demined areas, was also discussed.

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Spencer expressed his support for Ukrainian farmers and the people of Ukraine. In turn, Vysotsky thanked his colleague for his help and cooperation.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Ukrainian Grain Association estimates that about 4 million tonnes of grain have been stolen since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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