The opening of the sea route for the removal of grain from Ukraine is hindered by mining the water area adjacent to Odessa and sanctions against Russia. This was stated by the Foreign Ministry of Turkey to the local agency Anadolu.
“Ukraine does not want Russian warships to go to the ports of Odessa. Russia also does not want the ships that will transport goods on this corridor to deliver weapons to Ukraine. How will they be sure of all this? “, – said the Turkish minister.
The clearance of the water area will take one to two weeks, added Chavushoglu, noting that Ankara has already begun a discussion of this issue. Moscow and Kyiv also came to consensus, said the Foreign Minister of Turkey. It remains only to discuss the details, he summed up.