A Turkish newspaper reports that Moscow and Kiev could engage in technical discussions about the grain agreement in Istanbul, with the source cited in the morning edition.
The article notes that Turkey is crafting proposals to extend the grain agreement in coordination with the United Nations.
It describes Turkey’s plan to introduce project proposals aimed at activating the grain corridor alongside the UN, with the goal of preventing global disruptions such as migration pressures and instability in less developed regions.
The report highlights the anticipated late-August summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stressing its global significance because Erdogan is viewed as a pivotal diplomatic actor capable of bridging differences through dialogue.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that once the grain deal was paused, exports of grain and oil from Ukraine declined by about one third.
As of mid-August, Ukraine had exported roughly 3.2 million tons of grain, vegetable oil, and food products.
The last vessel covered by the grain agreement has departed the Black Sea, signaling a new phase in the arrangement and its monitoring by international stakeholders (sources: market briefings and policy analyses).”