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| Kremlin says there are no grounds for resuming the grain deal | |
| 2024-01-20 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] There are currently no grounds for resuming the so-called grain deal or concluding a new similar agreement, and discussions on this issue are not ongoing, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on January 19.
None of the terms of the deal in which Russia was interested were fulfilled, Peskov recalled. Those who are currently involved in grain exports from Ukraine must be aware that they are working with maximum risks, the presidential press secretary added. As Regnum reported earlier, the Black Sea initiative (grain deal) with the participation of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports has been in effect since July 22, 2022. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly pointed out that there are no grounds for its extension, since the deal has turned into a purely commercial export of products from Ukraine to prosperous Western countries, the conditions of the Russian side are not met, and the sea corridor is used by Ukraine for military purposes. In 2023, after Russia’s withdrawal from this agreement, the Ministry of Defense declared all ships sailing through the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports as potential carriers of military cargo. The decision came into force on July 20, 2023; now all countries under whose flags the ships fly will be considered involved in the Ukrainian conflict on the side of Kyiv. Some areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea have been declared temporarily dangerous for navigation. | |
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