Russia renews its participation in the agreement on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and fertilizers
2022-11-02 13:35:24 / National Radio News
Russia renewed its participation in the agreement on grain exports from Ukraine, which it had suspended indefinitely after Kiev’s massive attack on the Slavic giant’s military ships and civilian vessels in the Sevastopol Bay.
In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said that thanks to the involvement of the United Nations and Turkey’s support, it was possible to obtain the necessary written guarantees from the Ukrainian authorities that they will not use the humanitarian corridor through which the refugees pass Agricultural products from the country are transported to the world market for military purposes.
President Vladimir Putin has warned that his country now reserves the right to withdraw from the deal if Kyiv breaches its security guarantees.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in turn, confirmed on Wednesday that after negotiations with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigú, an agreement was reached on restoring the humanitarian corridor.
Ukraine launched a failed attack on Russian Black Sea Fleet ships last Saturday, using both underwater and aerial drones, flying partially over the humanitarian corridor established in July, under a deal signed by Russia, Turkey and the UN.
Ukrainian government officials signed a similar document with Ankara and the UN, while Moscow signed a memorandum with the international organization to facilitate the export of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to world markets.
Since the pact’s inception, about 10 million tons of Ukrainian grain have been exported across the Black Sea, which the United States and its allies say has helped ease the global food crisis.
However, Russia has denounced the failure to complete the task of ensuring priority delivery of food to countries most in need in the three months that the agreements were in place, accusing Western countries of stockpiling most of the grain to have.
In addition, the Slavic giant drew attention to non-compliance with the second part of the pacts regarding the release of supplies of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to the world market.
Russia has already confirmed its willingness to ship substantial quantities of grain and fertilizers to Africa free of charge.
Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zajarova announced on Wednesday that evidence shows London’s involvement in both the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and the attack on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.
Zajárova added that after Bronnert was made aware of the evidence, the data will be publicly shared through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website and social media profiles.
For Zajarova there is no doubt that the British secret services are involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and the attack on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.
The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that such incidents would not go unnoticed by Moscow.