Over the weekend, Russia suspended the agreement concluded at the end of July on the export of Ukrainian grain, and Moscow now wants to get back into it. The accord will be monitored again from Wednesday, it said. Turkey acted as a mediator – Ukraine had to make promises in return.
Russia on Saturday suspended the UN-Turkey-brokered agreement with Ukraine on grain exports. The reason: Ukraine had attacked ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
According to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow and the Turkish government, the agreement has since been resumed. Thanks to Turkey’s mediation, Ukraine has promised not to use the maritime corridor for hostilities against Russia. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, African countries should be given priority in the supply of grain. He also announced that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had promised that the agreement would be re-implemented from Wednesday.
Baerbock: ‘Don’t be blackmailed by Russia’
The grain corridor agreement should apply in the same way as before, Erdogan said. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock welcomed the decision: “This is above all an expression of how important it is that those who believe in the international order – we as Europeans, many countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and of course the United Nations – stand together in these difficult times and do not let Russia blackmail you,” she told Welt.
Grain exports have a major impact on world food prices, and poorer countries in particular depend on it.
Source: Krone
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