Croatia will provide a new military assistance package worth EUR 30 million ($33 million) to Ukraine, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 22.

Plenković also announced an international security conference dedicated to Ukraine to be held in October, where Croatia, in association with EU member states and other international organizations, will begin assisting Kyiv with sweeping liberated territories for landmines.

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The PM stated that thousands of tons of Ukrainian grain have already been exported from Croatian ports. Most of the shipments went to Italy and some — to North Africa. While safety and freedom of navigation in the Black Sea remains compromised, Plenković said, Croatia can serve as part of an alternative export route for Ukrainian produce.

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