Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared today, Wednesday, that Russia will continue to handle the export of grain across the Black Sea after obtaining formal commitments from Kiev not to militarily use the grain corridors. the official Anatolia Agency claims.
Erdogan stated: “I spoke on the phone with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin yesterday, and I will speak on the phone with (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zellinski today on the grain corridor.
He added to the parliament that Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigo contacted his Turkish counterpart, Khulusi Akar, to inform him that “the shipments of grain will resume according to the plan as of this afternoon (Wednesday).
According to the Russian “Interfax” news agency, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it was “possible to acquire formal pledges from Kyiv not to utilise the grain corridor to carry out military operations against Russia.”
After accusing Kiev of using marches to assault its fleet stationed in the Crimea, Russia withdrew from the pact.
According to what the Kremlin announced, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that Russia is willing to give African nations free grain and fertiliser.
The Russian president wanted guarantees that Kyiv’s grain corridors wouldn’t be used for military reasons, the Kremlin underlined in a statement following a meeting between Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He also demanded a thorough inquiry into the Kyiv attack on the Sevastopol ships, accusing Ukraine of using the grain corridor to attack Sevastopol and the ships patrolling the corridor with help from the West.
Notably, the deal reached between Ukraine and Russia in July under the auspices of Turkey and the UN expires on November 19 in an effort to ease the global food crisis brought on by the fighting, particularly in Africa.
More than nine have been exported thus far thanks to the deal. 5 million tons of Ukrainian grains stuck in the ports since the outbreak of the war in late February..
Following formal assurances, Russia restarts its involvement in the grain arrangement.
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