The head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev, said that the Russian Federation may extend the measures to limit fertilizer exports until November 2023. He announced this at a government meeting, reports TASS.
According to him, current restrictions on the export of certain types of fertilizers allow “to keep the situation under control”.
Kaja Kallas, former Prime Minister of Estonia statedThat EU sanctions do not prevent grain and fertilizer exports from Russia. He announced this when he arrived at the meeting of the heads of state and government of the EU member states.
The day before, the Russian embassy in Riga reported that Latvia, under a “hypocritical” pretext, holds 70% of Russian fertilizers for the poorest countries as part of the grain deal at the ports.
Last week, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, announced that Russia had not complied with the UN agreement stipulating the world organization’s obligations to lift restrictions on the export of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to Russia. world markets.