www.nzherald.co.nz/business/russia-ukraine-war-desperate-plea-for-help-over-2023-ukraine-grain-harvest-declined-by-foreign-minister-nanaia-mahuta/6K3T2RSHAFG3PCYHOZ2O4PEG6I/
Russia-Ukraine war: NZ Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta declines plea for help over grain harvest
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There are always ways through bureaucracy to address requests like this. Even making sure you replied with something helpful, like an alternative contribution, rather than just ‘no this doesn’t fit our plans to help you sorry’. If a Minister can’t find a pathway through a request like this, then they should resign.
Yeah, I really don't think this decision is being made in isolation. I strongly believe there's information not available to the general public that's a contributing factor on this one.
I really hope so. Because on the face of it this looks like a great opportunity for us to help in a way that plays to our strengths, flushed down the toilet for no apparent reason. Someone really needs to step up and explain why we didn't help.
There was... full details now show it was not Ukraine asking but a NZ company approached Ukraine as said 'you want our machines, we will ask the NZ government to pay for them'.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/russia-ukraine-war-prime-minister-defends-declined-plea-for-help-over-grain-harvest-says-there-are-processes-to-follow/VBMVRY4PQBATVAFPSKEMRNC7GM/