In Ukraine, there are currently about 20-25 million tons of grain stuck that cannot be transported out of the country.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets his Turkish counterpart today Mevlüt Çavuşoğlun In Ankara. The foreign ministers are due to negotiate, among other things, the establishment of possible service corridors in the Black Sea to alleviate the looming global food crisis.
In Ukraine, there are currently about 20-25 million tons of grain stuck that cannot be transported out of the country. The effects of the war in Ukraine are feared to lead even to famine, as food supply in many countries is based on imports from Ukraine.
Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine was the world’s fourth largest exporter of grain.
Turkey has taken on the role of an impartial peace mediator between Russia and Ukraine since the start of the Russian offensive war. Some of the negotiations that have since failed between the parties to the war took place in Istanbul.
Russia has said in the past that it will require the lifting of certain economic sanctions imposed on it to allow grain to be transported.
Ukraine: We were not invited to the talks
Ukraine’s foreign ministry says the country is rejecting any agreement on grain shipments that ignores Ukraine’s interests.
– We appreciate Turkey’s efforts to lift the port embargoes in Ukraine. At the same time, however, it should be borne in mind that there are no agreements between Ukraine, Turkey and Russia on this issue, according to a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry. Politico magazine (go to another service) by.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has said neither him nor the country’s foreign minister Dmytro Kulebaa have not been invited to talks in Ankara, reports the Russian news agency Interfax.
Ukraine, for example, opposes an agreement to clear mines off Odessa so that the Russian navy has access to the port city. In Ukraine, it is believed that Russia would seize such an opportunity and strike in Odessa.
– Given Russia’s recent missile strike on the grain depot at the port of Mykolaiv, we cannot rule out the possibility that Russia has a plan to use such a [viljakuljetuksen] service corridor to attack Odessa and southern Ukraine, says a statement from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.