Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov on July 17 announced the suspension of the “grain deal”.
Source: Peskova quotes the publication “RBC”, writes “European truth“
Direct speech: “In fact, the agreements ceased to operate today.”
Details: Peskov called the reason for breaking the agreement that “the part of the agreement that concerns Russia has not been implemented.”
They say that as soon as the Russian part of the agreements is fulfilled, Russia will immediately return to the implementation of the agreement.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti that Russia on Monday officially informed Turkey and Ukraine, as well as the UN secretariat, of its objections to extending the “grain deal.”
Recently, Russia has regularly threatened not to renew the grain corridor, despite calls from the UN and Turkey, which mediated the agreement.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he and Russian President Putin are on the same page about extending the “grain deal”.
Subsequently, the Kremlin refuted the statements of the Turkish president.
According to media reports, the EU was considering making concessions to a Russian bank for the sake of a “grain deal”. In particular, they discussed the creation of a subsidiary of the sub-sanctioned Rosselkhozbank to restore its connection with SWIFT.
2023-07-17 09:38:19
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