President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to exchange Ukrainian grain for countries in need, both commercially and for free. It has been reported TASS.
In his opinion, he repeatedly stated that Russia can replace Ukrainian grain on a commercial basis and in the form of free aid to countries in need.
“Moreover, we expect another excellent harvest this year,” said the President.
Prior to that, Putin had a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. declaration on the study of the supply of grain from the Russian Federation, including unrequited.
Putin noted that the extension of the grain agreement is meaningless, as no progress has been made in implementing the Russian part of the agreement. But Russia is determined to cooperate with Turkey and other states interested in working out options to supply its grain to countries that need it.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin had said that Russia would be able to maintain the grain deal only after fulfilling its obligations to Moscow.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.