Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to reach an agreement on blocking the supply of Ukrainian agricultural products to world markets via Black Sea ports during the expected visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. newspaper reports “Kommersant”By referring to the information of the Turkish media.
According to Turkish journalists, Putin’s visit to Türkiye will take place in late August or early September. The Russian side has not yet confirmed this information, although it has announced the possibility of face-to-face negotiations on the territory of one of the two countries. The article says that meeting face-to-face with the Russian president is so important for Erdogan that he is ready to go to Russia if Putin refuses to visit Turkey.
Although Putin’s visit to Turkey would be preferable to Ankara, this is once again confirmed by Erdogan’s repeated statements about the Russian president’s visit.
The newspaper states that after Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, Ankara began to lose its special mediation status in the Ukraine conflict. Therefore, negotiations between Erdogan and Putin on the possibility of restarting the grain deal will significantly improve Turkey’s position.
The US, European Union and Ukraine are counting on the resumption of the grain deal. So Washington, Brussels and Kiev hope Ankara can persuade Moscow to unblock the grain deal.
Turkish media before reportedIt has been reported that the Presidents of the Russian Federation and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan may meet in the coming days.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.