The Russian Federation, Turkey and Qatar are preparing a new agreement that will replace the “grain agreement”. Ukraine was not invited to the group of signatories.
Germany’s “Bild” reports on the matter, citing official correspondence between the foreign ministries and the embassies of Russia and Turkey from July 21 to August 8. Under the new agreement, Russia will supply grain to poor countries, especially those in Africa. At the same time, Türkiye will act as the organizer and Qatar as the sponsor of the supplies.
At the same time, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked the Russian Federation to extend the earlier “grain agreement” to allow grain to be supplied from Ukraine as well. Ankara proposes to organize the work under the auspices of the UN.
According to German journalists, a new agreement could be concluded this weekend in Budapest. The head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has already arrived there and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also be there.
Ukrainian grain
In July, the Russian Federation broke the “grain deal” and withdrew all security guarantees for ships traveling from Black Sea ports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by stating that Ukraine was not afraid of Russian blackmail and would continue to export food without his participation.
On July 28, The Wall Street Journal reported that Vladimir Putin ignored the Turkish president’s attempts to negotiate a new deal. A few days later, temporary corridors for commercial ships sailing to and from Ukrainian ports were announced.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has officially announced that from midnight July 21, ships sailing in the Black Sea towards the seaports of the Russian Federation and Ukrainian ports in the territory temporarily occupied by Ukraine can be recognized as ships carrying military cargo with all related loads, threats.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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