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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says First Grain Ship ‘Nothing’, Economy in Coma

This photograph taken on August 3, 2022, shows a coastal safety boat cruising near the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tons of corn from Ukraine, off the coast of north-west Istanbul, as it waits for an inspection delegation. (AFP)

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must sell to help salvage its shattered economy.

His downbeat comments, via video to students in Australia on Wednesday, came as an inspection of the ship was completed in Turkey before it continues to its final destination in Lebanon under a deal aimed at easing a global food crisis.

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