Monday’s news conference remarks by Bowen:
• “Ukraine must ensure that civil ships will not be in danger.”
• He bases his decision to end the Ukrainian grain export deal on the claim that “Kyiv utilises the grain corridor to launch the attack.”
• “Ukraine attacked the Black Sea Fleet with this attack. They presented a menace to both our ships and those carrying civilians.
• “Russia paused its adherence to the deal rather than withdrawing from it.
” Moscow announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Mevlüt Çavuşoglu, they discussed the matter during a phone conversation, on Monday.
According to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, “Lavrov emphasised that Ukraine should provide assurances that it won’t conduct military operations against Russia using the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports intended for shipping agricultural goods.
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Only under these conditions, he added, is it conceivable to look for the safe passage’s movement to resume.
On Monday, the same topic was also discussed by Turkish Khulusi Akar and Russian Defense Secretary Sergey Shoigu.
The agreement signed by Kyiv and Moscow on July 19, under the auspices of the United Nations and Turkey, allowed the export of Ukrainian grains to avoid a global food crisis due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The arrangement established a safe route for grain-laden ships to take in order to reach Istanbul for inspection.
The agreement allowed the export of more than 9. 5 million tons of Ukrainian grains so far, and it is supposed to be renewed on November 19..
Putin: Ukraine launches strikes from the grain corridor.
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