Egypt will no longer accept grain exported by Moscow from temporarily Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Quote: "The President informed me that Egypt will no longer accept grain exported by Russia from our temporarily occupied territories."

Details: Zelenskyy said Egypt is also interested in increasing its imports of grain from Ukraine.

According to Reuters, Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer and a major buyer of Russian grain. Estimates cited by the agency indicate the country has purchased around 7.6 million tonnes of Russian grain this season.

Background: Russia stole more than two million tonnes of grain from temporarily Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories in 2025.

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