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The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine, says German UN official

Grain being delivered to a mill in Bad Wörishofen, Germany
Grain being delivered to a mill in Bad Wörishofen, Germany. Photograph: Friedemann Vogel/EPA

The director of the United Nations World Food Programme in Germany has warned that millions of tonnes of grain is stuck in Ukraine due to sea ports being blocked by Russian military action.

Martin Frick said about 4.5 million tonnes of grain in containers at Ukrainian ports could not be shifted due to unsafe or occupied sea routes, some of which had been mined, as well as inaccessible ports.

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