After the grain deal was suspended, grain and oil exports from Ukraine fell by a third. Agency reports Bloomberg.
Ukraine managed to export 3.2 million tons of grain, vegetable oil and flour in four weeks as of August 15, which was below 4.4 and 4.8 million tons in May and June, when the Black Sea agreement was still in effect. says in the message.
Previously reportedRussia, Turkey and Qatar are preparing for a new agreement to replace the grain agreement. According to the publication, Moscow had warned Ankara in advance of withdrawing from the grain agreement, and Russia, Turkey and Qatar are currently working on a new tripartite agreement. It offers to supply Russian grain to poor countries, mainly in Africa. Türkiye will be the organizer of the supply and Qatar will sponsor them.
According to Bild, the new deal could be made in Budapest this weekend. It was stated that Tatarstan President Rustem Minnikhanov went there by plane and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also come.
At the same time, it was noted that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked Russia to maintain the previous agreement for grain supplies, including from Ukraine. In addition, Ankara offers to act under the auspices of the UN.
former name Putin judicial conditions for the resumption of the grain agreement.