2023-09-04 15:14:49
Ukraine Grain Agreement
Vladimir Putin is making these demands of the West
Erdogan is campaigning with Putin for a new edition of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain. The NATO state Türkiye sees itself as a mediator. Putin is willing to talk – and unyielding.
Published4. Sep 2023, 5:14 p.m
Putin is not ready to resume the grain deal with Ukraine.
via REUTERS
Before a new deal can be agreed, the West must meet conditions set by Russia. (icon picture)
REUTERS
This was announced by Putin and Erdogan at a joint press conference.
via REUTERS
The two heads of state had previously met in Sochi on the Black Sea.
Erdogan’s efforts for a new grain agreement have failed for the time being.
The Russian President first wants to see several conditions met in order to let Ukrainian exports through once more.
For example, the Russian agricultural bank is to be linked back to the Swift banking system.
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has confirmed that only to return grain agreements with Ukraine, when all Russian requirements have been met. He announced this following talks with Turkish President Erdogan in Sochi on the Black Sea.
Russia wants to see these conditions met
First, restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products should be lifted, Putin said during the press conference. He once once more complained that Western sanctions were hampering the export of Russian grain, fertilizer and agricultural technology. Moscow demands to be able to deliver ammonia to Europe without hindrance. In addition, the Russian agricultural bank reconnected to the Swift system become.
So Erdogan argues for a continuation of the agreement
Erdogan calls for a return to the agreement to ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea, which is important for the world’s food supply. He appealed once once more: “We believe that the initiative should continue by correcting the shortcomings.” He was confident that a solution would be found soon.
This is how the Grains Agreement came regarding
Turkey helped mediate the grain agreement in the summer of 2022, which ended the Russian naval blockade of Ukrainian ports, also in its own interest. Russia suspended the agreement in mid-July. Putin had set conditions for a return. For example, the sanctions imposed by the West in the course of the Russian war of aggression once morest Ukraine should be relaxed so that Russia can also export its own grain and fertilizers unhindered.
That’s how much grain Russia and Ukraine export
Putin said that this year, even because of a good harvest, Russia wants to export 60 million tons of grain. Ukraine, on the other hand, risks losing its role as a supplier due to the lack of a grain agreement. Putin once once more announced free Russian grain supplies to the poorest countries. In 2021/22 Ukraine still produced over 42 million tons of corn and 33 million tons of wheat – within two years of war these productions collapsed by almost half.
Turkey played this role in the Ukraine war
It was the first meeting between the two heads of state since Erdogan’s re-election in May. The Turkish President is acting as a mediator in the Russian war of aggression once morest Ukraine and maintains close contacts with both parties to the conflict. The NATO country does not participate in sanctions.
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