The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, after the Ukrainian side reported on the extension of the grain deal for 120 days, said that Russia “notified all participants” that the deal had been extended for 60 days.
“Russia has notified all participants that the deal has been extended for 60 days,” he was quoted as saying. RBC Maria Zakharova’s statement. The fact that the deal was extended for 120 days was reported by the Turkish TV channel Haberturk and Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.
“The agreement on the grain deal has been extended for another 120 days,” Mr. Kubrakov wrote on Facebook (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and banned). He thanked the UN, Turkey and “all partner countries” for helping to negotiate the deal.
The grain deal agreement between Russia and Ukraine, with the participation of Turkey and the UN, was signed in July 2022. The term of the agreement is 120 days. Its validity was extended in November 2022 until March 18, 2023.
More details – in the material “Kommersant” “And what kind of grain, I ask.”