BRUSSELS — Domestic farmers’ worries are trumping EU solidarity with Kyiv as the Black Sea blockade threatens to fuel a global food crisis and stunt Ukraine’s next harvest. Ukraine needs help getting millions of tons of grain exports out of the country, as attacks on ports and ships continue into a third month. Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi came to Brussels this week to make a direct appeal to his EU counterparts. Ukraine needs to be able to move more farm products through Europe, as well as €1.1 billion to cover higher shipping costs. Without help, cash-strapped farmers won't be able to start planting for next season, compounding the problem. "It's very, very critical," Vysotskyi told POLITICO during his visit. The answer: Sorry, but no.
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