The United Nations’ plan to negotiate a safe corridor for Ukraine’s grain exports to get past the Russian blockade is probably a “non-starter,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday.
He urged world leaders to think about a “plan B,” and offered the UK’s expertise on remote de-mining and maritime insurance for commercial vessels to get at least 23 million tons of grain out through the Black Sea.
Ukraine and Russia are two of the biggest food exporters in the world. According to the U.N., the two countries used to provide around 30 percent of the world’s wheat and barley, 20 percent of its maize, and 75 percent of its sunflower oil….