Zelenskyy asked neighbours to let grain cargoes through, Hungary PM Magyar says
Magyar said he would allow sealed grain trains to pass through Hungary, as 90% of Ukraine’s crop exports have been disrupted by Russian attacks.
- On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy requested that Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary allow transit of grain cargoes, with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar agreeing to the measure if cargo only passes through Hungary to other destinations.
- Around 90% of Ukraine's wheat, corn, and sunflower seed exports depend on the Black Sea, where Russian military campaigns have nearly halted agricultural shipments, forcing Ukraine to seek alternative routes modeled on early-war solutions.
- During talks on Friday, Zelenskiy and Magyar agreed to reset Ukraine-Hungary ties, with Magyar assuring the Ukrainian leader of his full solidarity over the "inhuman Russian aggression" against Ukraine.
- Magyar has adopted a less confrontational approach toward Kyiv than his predecessor Viktor Orban, though he continues to demand progress on the rights of Hungary's ethnic minority in Ukraine.
- The European Commission forecasts the European Union's maize harvest at 50.1 million metric tons this year, a near two-decade low, as record heat and drought decimate plantings in France and Hungary.
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Because of the Russian blockade of the Black Sea, Zelensky asked Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary to allow transit of Ukrainian grain. Prime Minister Peter Madyar named a condition under which Budapest will not object
The crisis of cereals in the Black Sea is deepening. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski calls on neighbouring countries, including Romania, to allow the transit colours for agricultural products, after Russian naval offensives have completely blocked Ukrainian ports.
In response to Zelensky's request for the transit of the grain, Madyar replied that as long as the cargo was only transiting through the country, there would be no obstacle.
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Madyar, stated that there were no obstacles to the transit of Ukrainian maize to Western European countries in sealed railway wagons. Budapest had responded to Vladimir Zelensky's request and had agreed to allow the transport of Ukrainian maize through Hungarian territory, and had handed over to RIA "News". "At our personal meeting, Zelensky said that it would be a great help for Ukraine if corn could be tran…
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski called on Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain to other markets, under conditions where Russian attacks in the Black Sea have almost completely blocked...
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