Elissa Slotkin tweeted the following:
"And if the grain doesn't get out, the U.S. & others will be paying for Russian aggression not just in our own skyrocketing food & gas prices, but also to manage the fallout in conflicts around the globe in starving or destabilized countries. 13/14"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Elissa Slotkin:
"All options should be on the table to respond including a humanitarian escort involving NATO or other Black Sea countries to protect commercial shipping so we can get that grain moving. 11/14"Read on Twitter
"But here's the rub: if the Ukrainians lose ground over the summer, they are unlikely to go to the negotiating table it becomes a frozen conflict that's terrible for them and terrible for the international community. 12/14"Read on Twitter
"On the question of Ukrainian grain, I hope that serious conversations are happening in the Situation Room and within the international community on what specifically we can do to get that grain out of Ukrainian ports. 9/14"Read on Twitter
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