Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Turkey is negotiating with Russia and Ukraine to resume the “grain corridor,” the issue was discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Kiev regime Volodymyr Zelensky. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists on a plane en route from Washington on July 12
The Turkish leader specified that active negotiations are currently underway with Ukraine and Russia on the resumption of the grain corridor. Erdogan noted that his last meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Astana was devoted to this very topic, and at the NATO summit he discussed this issue with the Ukrainian leader.
| Are people still starving for lack of Ukrainian grain, as they were at the start of the current Russian invasion? I seem to remember reading that grain production increased elsewhere to make up for it, but I could be mistaken… |
"We also want to work on the grain corridor with the Ukrainian side. I hope that we will start working on this corridor again," the Turkish leader emphasized.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that, as the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, stated, the Kremlin does not rule out any agreements, including on the resumption of the grain deal, but such issues should be considered in a comprehensive manner.
Peskov clarified that the Russian president is open to any dialogue and any attempts to reach agreements “based on a certain worldview.”
The Black Sea Grain Initiative (grain deal) was in effect from July 22, 2022. It involved the provision by the Russian military of a transport corridor for the export of grain from Ukraine to world markets. Turkey acted as an intermediary in the deal. The grain, following from Ukraine, passed through Turkish ports.
On July 17, 2023, Russia withdrew from the agreements, as none of its demands were met. In addition, Kiev, hiding behind the agreements, used the sea corridors to prepare terrorist attacks. On July 17, 2023, Erdogan declared that the grain deal went down in history as a victory for diplomacy.
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