Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said EU sanctions do not prevent grain and fertilizer exports from Russia. He announced this when he arrived at the meeting of heads of state and government of EU member states, reports TASS.
“There are no restrictions on the export of fertilizers from Russian ports. They can use 18 ports. In addition, only 13 out of 300 banks are under sanctions. It’s not a question of sanctions, it’s a question of Russia’s actions. It can export fertilizer and grain from its ports,” he said.
The day before, the Russian embassy in Riga declared that Latvian “hypocritical” pretext amount Under the grain agreement, up to 70% of the Russian Federation’s fertilizers are destined for the poorest countries in ports.
Last week, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya declaration On non-fulfillment of the memorandum between Russia and the UN, which provides for the obligations of the world organization to lift restrictions on the export of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to world markets.
Earlier, Farhan Haq, Deputy Representative of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during a briefing needs In fertilizers from Russia and the organization is working with states to export these products.