George Eustis said the Navy would not be used to bypass Russia’s blockade to help extract grain from Ukraine.
“We are helping to repair the railroad, inspecting the overpass and considering what we can do to allow the wheat to be taken out across the border. We are currently sending the ship to the Black Sea. It’s very dangerous to try to get in. The sea. “
He added that it would be “very difficult” to transport to the Black Sea.
Eustis also downplayed reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could be invited to visit Britain.
He said it was “very early” to consider the possibility of a direct speech to Parliament by Ukrainian leaders.