Lithuania President Nauseda says alternative routes for Ukrainian grain

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Lithuania President Nauseda says alternative routes for Ukrainian grain

He said in a comment from his office that we need to find alternative transit routes and the Baltic states and Poland could be an alternative route when Ukrainian grain travels and finds its own supply chains.

The problem is twofold, as Ukraine can't export its surplus grain on the other hand, and its grain fails to reach North Africa, which could become part of a global food crisis.

Odessa is Ukraine's largest port and a major gateway for grain shipments, and the blockade of the port by Russian ships threatens global food supplies.

According to Nauseda, Russia's war against Ukraine is the main topic on the agenda of the Davos forum.

The president believes that Lithuania's experience in cutting off Russian energy imports from Russia will be important for other countries.

It is important to send a message that Lithuania's example can be followed by other countries. We don't want to buy Russian gas and oil, and now electricity as well, Nauseda said.

That requires some reorganization, but Lithuania's decisions in these areas are already being implemented in other countries today, and I hope that we have something useful to say to our colleagues, he added.