RUSSIA – Russia said today, Wednesday, it will resume its participation in the agreement to export grains from the war -torn Ukraine after its suspension at the beginning of the week, in a move that threatened to worsen hunger worldwide, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that poor African countries will be the first country that these pills will reach.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Kiev had given written assurances not to conduct military operations against Russia via the Black Sea grain corridor.
“The Russian Federation believes that the guarantees it received at the present time is apparently sufficient and will resume implementing the agreement,” the ministry statement said.
The agreement, which was reached on July 22, was breached by Turkey, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who previously claimed that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had assured his Turkish counterpart, Khulusi Akar, that it would be resumed starting in the middle of Wednesday.
Erdogan stated, “The transfer of grains will proceed as planned at noon today. He pointed out that priority will be given to the poor countries in Africa.
The Turkish president added in a speech to members of his party in Parliament that Russian President Vladimir Putin had suggested a priority to nations like Somalia, Djibouti, and Sudan, adding that he agreed with the proposal.
Early in the week, Russia reacted on its involvement in the deal, claiming that an attack on its fleet there prevented it from guaranteeing the safety of the passenger ships travelling through the Black Sea. Ukraine said this is a false pretext.
Despite the remark, according to sources involved in grain exports, ships were still transporting Ukrainian medicines through the corridor. However, this is unlikely to continue for very long because insurance firms declined to sign new contracts as a result of Russia’s decision.
Ukrainian President Foludmir Zellinski said earlier that the world should firmly respond to any Russian attempts to disrupt the export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea, which was closed after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Given that Ukraine is one of the world’s leading producers of oils from seeds and tablets, the Russian embargo made the food scarcity and high expense of life in many nations worse.
In a speech late on Tuesday night, Zellinski stated that due to the efforts of Turkey and the United States, ships are still being launched from Ukrainian ports filled with shipments.
However, a robust and long-lasting defence is required for the grain corridor, according to Zellinski.
“Russia must clearly realize that it will face a harsh global response if any steps are taken to disrupt our food exports . . . It is obvious that this issue has an impact on tens of millions of people’s lives.
” The grain agreement aims to help avoid starvation in the poorest countries by pumping more wheat, sunflower and fertilizer oil in global markets and alleviating high prices. The deal calls for Ukraine to export five million metric tonnes per month in an effort to reach pre-war levels.
Russia resumes grain exports upon the receipt of guarantees.
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