Beyond Russian oil, China also increases appetite for Ukrainian wheat flour
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“Chinese and Ukrainian officials sign a protocol in Kyiv on inspection, quarantine and sanitary requirements for exports”
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No Wikipedia entries or other evidence mention the specific protocol signing related to Ukrainian wheat flour exports. The available evidence only covers general geopolitical context, not the claimed agreement.
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
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— Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
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“China is expanding its agricultural trade with Ukraine with further opening of its wheat flour market”
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No evidence was found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm China's expansion of its wheat flour market to include Ukrainian exports.
“China’s ambassador to Ukraine, Ma Shengkun, signed a protocol with Ukrainian officials regarding inspection, quarantine and sanitary requirements for the export of Ukrainian wheat flour to China”
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While Wikipedia confirms Ma Shengkun's role as ambassador and general China-Ukraine relations, no evidence specifically mentions him signing a protocol about wheat flour export requirements.
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— China–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Ukraine and China. The earliest contact in record between the nations date back to the first Russian Orthodox mission in China in 1715, which was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Ukraine_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Ukraine_relations
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— The Chinese ambassador to Ukraine is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine.
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— Ma Shengkun (Chinese: 马升琨; born April 1969) is a Chinese diplomat, currently serving as Chinese ambassador to Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Shengkun
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“Ukraine’s deputy minister of economy, environment and agriculture, Iryna Ovcharenko, said China was Ukraine’s top trading partner and a critical destination for its agricultural exports”
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No evidence was found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm Iryna Ovcharenko's statement about China being Ukraine's top trading partner.
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