Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Kiev does not intend to make any concessions on the resumption of the grain agreement, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also mentioned. According to the Strana.ua Telegram channel, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine mentioned this in a telethon broadcast.
Kuleba emphasized that before Erdogan’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Ukrainian diplomats had contacts with Turkish officials and “explained everything openly to them”.
The Ukrainian minister announced that Kiev should not be a hostage to “Russian blackmail” and that Ukraine will defend “all key positions”, including those related to sanctions pressure against Russia.
Former Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThe agreements reached through the mediation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the settlement of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine were “trashed” in Kiev.
According to Putin, the Turkish leader “always attached and attaches great importance” to the resolution of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.