Turkey Defends Ukraine’s Grain Exports Agreement with Russia

Turkey does not see “no other option“than the agreement on grain exports that Ukraine has concluded with Russia, the Turkish Foreign Minister said on Friday in Kiev, dismissing a possible other route that the United States would think about.

“We know that alternate routes are being researched, but we see no alternative to the original agreement due to the risks“, declared to journalists the head of Turkish diplomacy Hakan Fidan, visiting Kiev. Russia withdrew in mid-July from the agreement which allowed for almost a year to bring out, despite the war , millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain by sea In recent weeks, Moscow has carried out several rounds of strikes on port infrastructure in Odessa and Danube ports Ukraine is seeking partners to boost its exports, including through the Black Sea, where it recently challenged Moscow with the voyage of a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship, which was not attacked by Russia despite its threats.Kiev has also carried out several attacks on Russian ships at sea Black, including an oil tanker, and in turn threatened ships heading for Russian ports occupied by Moscow.