On July 19, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Tehran. Three days later, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations signed agreements in Istanbul on the export of grains and agricultural products via the Black Sea. “We are rightly proud to have paved the way for this initiative that will play an important […]
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Turkish minister announces that three more grain ships will leave Ukraine
The grain ship that sailed from Odessa © Erdem Sahin/EPA Author: TSF Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday that there are plans to leave three more grain-laden ships from Ukrainian ports on Friday under the deal to unblock the country’s food exports. “As a result of intense work and coordination at the Joint Coordination […]
First shipment of Ukrainian grains is already in Turkey
The first authorized shipment of Ukrainian grain since the start of the war on Feb. 24 arrived late Tuesday off Istanbul’s northern Black Sea coast, the AFP news agency reported. Coming from Odessa, in the south of Ukraine, from where it departed Monday morning with 26,000 tons of wheat bound for Lebanon, the “Razoni”, a […]
Bad weather in Black Sea delays first grain ship’s journey
Bad weather hitting the Black Sea on Tuesday is delaying the first Ukrainian grain exporter to leave Odessa, and it is not expected to arrive in Istanbul until Wednesday, where the cargo will be inspected. The ship, ‘Razoni’, flying the flag of Sierra Leone, left the southeastern Ukrainian port on Monday, which was due to […]
UN warmly welcomes departure of Ukraine’s first grain shipment
© Carlos Manuel Martins/Global Images Author: Lusa The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, “warmly welcomed” the departure of the first freighter with Ukrainian grain, as part of the agreement aimed at lifting the Russian blockade in the Black Sea. “The Secretary-General hopes that this will be the first of many commercial vessels, […]
Following international agreement, the first shipment of cereals left Ukraine
© EPA Author: Lusa The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left this morning from the port of Odessa, as planned under the terms of the international agreement with Russia signed in Istanbul, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced. “The Razoni ship left the port of Odessa for the port of Tripoli in Lebanon. The arrival in […]
Turkey plans to leave Ukraine’s first grain ship on Monday
© AFP Author: Lusa The Turkish government announced on Sunday that the first ship loaded with Ukrainian grain should leave the port on Monday, under the agreement on a corridor for the export of grain from Ukraine. “The ships are loaded. Everything is ready. There are some minor complications. The first ship can leave tomorrow. […]
Top Ukrainian grain entrepreneur dies in Russian attack
Ukraine’s largest grain merchant and his wife were killed on Sunday in a Russian bomb attack on the southern city of Mykolaiv, which Ukrainian authorities consider to be the most violent since the start of the war. According to the Efe news agency, Oleksei Vadatursky, 74 years old and owner of the country’s largest grain […]
Turkey predicts departure of first grain ship next Monday
The Turkish government announced on Sunday that the first ship loaded with Ukrainian grain is to leave port this Monday, under the agreement on a corridor for grain exports from Ukraine. “The ships are loaded. Everything is ready. There are some minor complications. The first ship can leave tomorrow [segunda-feira] in the morning,” said Turkish […]
Ukraine says grain exports could start this week
Ukraine expects to resume grain exports in the coming days, which have been interrupted since the start of the war, despite the Russian bombing of the port of Odessa last Saturday. “We hope that the agreement will start working in the coming days and that a coordination center will be installed in Istanbul in the […]