Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, said that he could not proceed without meeting the terms of the grain agreement. DEA News.
Asked about Moscow’s stance on extending the grain deal, he replied, “It cannot proceed without meeting the conditions.”
On April 21, Kyodo reported, citing a source from the Japanese government, that “the G7 countries are considering the possibility of banning nearly all exports to Russia as part of the extension of the sanctions regime against Moscow.”
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation stressedThat the idea of a complete ban on the export of goods to Russia also means the cessation of imports of goods from Russia in the most sensitive categories for the G7, including “the grain deal will end for them.”
March 18, Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova knowledgeableThe grain deal has been extended for 60 days.