Russia counts on unimpeded access to markets for its products under grain deal, reports DEA News citing its own source.
When asked about the Russian side’s position on the extension of the grain deal, a knowledgeable source replied, “Quite constructive.”
He stressed that the only difficult moment at the current stage of the negotiations for the agreement is the entry of Russian agricultural products and ammonia into world markets. The source said that for this it is necessary to “eliminate all difficult moments”, on which the Russian Federation is working.
Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and UN representatives signed a grain agreement in July 2022. It involves the export of Ukrainian grain and fertilizers from three ports via the Black Sea. The deal expired in November 2022, but should have been automatically extended until March 180 if there were no objections. at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation declaration“There was no such objection”.
February 22 recognizedUkraine’s Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Vaskov said this week that Kiev plans to ask Turkey and the UN to start negotiations to extend the grain deal for at least another year and include more Ukrainian ports.