Russia and Turkey reached a preliminary agreement on unlocking the supply of Ukrainian agricultural products through the Black Sea, Bloomberg reports with reference to its sources. However, according to the agency, Ukraine has not yet agreed with the terms of the transaction.
Due to the ongoing military operations, Ukrainian food, mainly grain, does not fall into world markets, which threatens several regions that depend on it. According to Bloomberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed helping to cleanse the sea coast near Odessa and escorted Ukrainian vessels with grain. However, Ukraine fears that without defense Odessa may be vulnerable to attack by Russia, the agency’s publication says.
is expected that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss a plan for unlocking Ukrainian ports during negotiations in Ankara on Wednesday, June 8. On Monday, June 6, Lavrov confirmed that he would discuss this issue.
” Experts are already going to Turkey today, my delegation is going there tomorrow, – said the Russian Foreign Minister. “And I hope that we can put the final point there, we will still have to do it, but we can do it, but we can do it, but we can do it Details in detail the options that President Putin spoke about, “TASS quoted Lavrov.
According to Bloomberg, agreed by Russia and Turkey, the plan involves the clearance of the sea near Odessa and the provision of guarantees of the safe passage of the ships of their Black Sea under the auspices of the UN. At the same time, according to the sources of the agency, Ukraine does not take a direct participation in the negotiations.
The agency also claims that Russia demands to provide it with the opportunity to inspect merchant vessels for the availability of weapons on them, Ukraine does not agree with this condition.