Thread by @Gerashchenko_en

1/5 Ukraine and the world are looking for ways to export grain from the country. It used to be shipped by sea but now russia is blocking all Ukrainian ports. Without Ukrainian grain, world faces hunger in near future.

2/5 russia stole some of 🇺🇦 grain, tried to sell it to Egypt & other Arabic countries. They rightfully refused to buy it.
Now Ukraine has enough grain stored to feed 300 million people for a year. This needs to be exported soon there will be nowhere to store the new harvest.

3/5 It is difficult to export grain through Poland due to differences in railroad width, all cargo cars would need to be updated, this is a long, difficult and expensive process - not for the present situation.

4/5 UN is looking for solution with 🇺🇦. Some possible options:
- exports by sea (🇷🇺 wants some sanctions lifted then)
- by rail through Belarus to Lithuania (also to lift sanctions temporarily). This will export only about 10% of grain currently in Ukraine but at least a start.

5/5 If belarus agrees to allow transit of Ukrainian grain to Lithuania, it might mean that lukashenko is seriously reconsidering his alliance with putin.

What are your thoughts on the matter? Appreciate your input.
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