The United States noted that they are calling on the Russian Federation to return to fulfilling the terms of the “grain agreement”, because civilian ships intend to deliver food to people in need.
“We obviously continue to urge Russia to return to the ‘grain deal’ and we will be watching very closely how they decide to proceed in this regard,” Kirby said.
Russia exit from the “grain agreement”
On July 17, the Kremlin refused to extend the “grain agreement”. The press secretary of the Russian dictator Dmitry Peskov said that the agreements on the “grain initiative” were actually terminated.
Putin said that Russia would resume its participation in the “grain agreement” only if the West fulfills a number of requirements. And the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation threatened to “engage in war” with countries whose ships will be sent to the ports of Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Turkey and the UN continue the “grain initiative” in a trilateral format.
2023-07-20 21:14:00
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