The Turkish ship Samsun left the port of Odessa on Sunday morning, July 16, as part of a grain deal, and sailed for Istanbul. It has been reported Reutersciting eyewitnesses and information from the Marine Traffic monitoring service.
It was noted that the Ukrainian authorities could not immediately confirm this information. On Saturday, July 16, the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul reported that under the agreement, only one Samsun ship loaded with grain is operating in the port of Odessa.
On 16 July, it was reported that the decision to extend the grain agreement was made. will be accepted At the last moment, this option is possible if the parties come to an agreement, but so far there is no information about any agreement.
Prior to that, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated maintaining barriers to Russian exports, which must be removed when all the conditions of the grain agreement are met.
The day before, the UN Grains Agreement Coordination Center stated that since the beginning of the grain agreement in 2022, there has not been a single ship with Russian fertilizers. not sent.
Before Putin declaration“the frog is on our side”.