Nikita Maslennikov, an expert at the Institute of Contemporary Development, head of finance and economics, said in an interview: RTThat the UN is under increasing pressure from those who need to deliver the grain.
Thus, Maslennikov interpreted the information that the world organization proposed the release of assets of Russian companies for a grain deal.
The problem, according to the expert, is that the UN proposal repeats the provisions of the second package of the grain agreement that were never implemented. Maslennikov noted that no serious progress has been made on the implementation of the second package.
Before that, Anadolu Agency reportedIt was stated that new UN proposals for the resumption of the grain deal may include options for lifting some restrictions on Russia. It was announced that the main elements of the agreement could be “the inclusion of the European subsidiary of Russian Rosselkhozbank in the SWIFT system”. We can also talk about the unblocking of the assets of Russian enterprises producing frozen fertilizers in Europe.
Maria Zakharova, then spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statedHe said the grain deal previously meant the reconnection of Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.