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| 2023-07-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Zakharova: Russia has officially notified the UN about the suspension of the grain deal [REGNUM] Russia has formally notified Turkey, Ukraine and the UN of its objection to extending the so-called grain deal, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said July 17. “Russia today officially notified the Turkish and Ukrainian sides, as well as the UN secretariat, of its objection to the extension of the deal. In the near future, a statement by the Foreign Ministry will be published with detailed explanations of the Russian position, ” Zakharova told RIA Novosti. Earlier on July 17, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the so-called grain deal had ceased to operate. None of the promises made to Russia when concluding this agreement was ever fulfilled, Peskov recalled. The agreement, part of which was the grain deal, was concluded by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN in July 2022 for a period of six months and later extended. At the same time, the Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the promises given to Russia were not being fulfilled, and therefore the deal could be terminated. On July 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin allowed the suspension of Russia's participation in the deal from July 17 due to non-compliance by its participants with Moscow's conditions. Russia will return to the deal when the promises are fulfilled, the head of state added. The grain deal will not be extended, since Western countries, believing that Ukraine can defeat Russia on the battlefield, have decided not to fulfill the promises made to Moscow as part of the deal, the director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research of the Financial University under the government said earlier in an interview with a Regnum correspondent, economist Aleksey Zubets. More from regnum.ru U.S. calls for early extension of grain deal The grain deal should not have ended, it should be extended as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on July 17. “I hope that all countries are following this process very closely,” he added. According to him, Russia did not have a single argument not to agree to the extension of this agreement. As IA Regnum reported , after the conclusion in July 2022, the grain deal was extended several times. The Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the promises given by the Russian Federation under the agreements are not being fulfilled (in terms of exporting agricultural products, importing components, connecting banks to the SWIFT system), and therefore the deal may be suspended. The poorest countries, contrary to the terms of the deal, received only 3% of exported products, the Ukrainian authorities used the corridor provided to them exclusively for making money, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier. On July 17, Russia formally notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine of the termination of the deal. In this regard, the guarantees for the safety of navigation along this corridor have also been withdrawn. According to military-political publicist Mikhail Onufrienko , withdrawing from the grain deal, the main essence of which was to provide a transport corridor for the export of grain from Ukraine to world markets, will give Russia obvious advantages. More, again from regnum.ru Inspection of the last vessel under the grain deal completed in Istanbul Coordinating Center (JCC) in Istanbul completed on July 17 the inspection of the last vessel of the grain deal. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the press secretary of the deal coordinator from the UN Ismini Palla . Inspection of the last vessel under the grain deal completed in Istanbul As Palla explained, SKC has completed the inspection of the TQ SAMSUN commercial vessel and it has been given permission to move on. It is noted that the inspection lasted from 17:35 to 20:20 local time (coincides with Moscow time). This was the 1972 inspection carried out as part of the grain deal. The vessel was the last to leave the port of Odessa on July 16, the 1004th since August 2022. TQ SAMSUN is transporting over 15 tons of rapeseed and 23 tons of corn to the Netherlands. As IA Regnum reported , the grain deal was concluded in July 2022 and has been extended several times. Russia has stopped the grain deal until all its conditions are met - the part of the deal relating to the Russian Federation has not been completed so far, so its effect is terminated. This was announced on July 17 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov . Without the participation of Russia, the Black Sea Grain Initiative ceases to function from July 18. The UN leadership has failed in its mission to guarantee the fulfillment of part of the grain deal for the export of Russian agricultural products, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on July 17. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the results of the grain deal disappointing, noting that almost immediately it was transferred to a purely commercial basis, and not humanitarian, as expected. According to the agency, during the operation of the initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of cargo was exported, of which more than 70% were sent to countries with high and upper middle income levels, including the EU. The poorest countries accounted for less than 3%. The Foreign Ministry also noted that the ports controlled by Kiev and the corridor opened by Russia for the export of Ukrainian grain were used by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks. For Russia, the termination of the grain deal will result in positive consequences, including because the costs of exporting Ukrainian agricultural products will increase, and Russian products will strengthen their positions, said Vladimir Gutenev, head of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade. Yet, again, more from regnum.ru Zelensky said he discussed with Guterres the supply of grain across the Black Sea President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky assured that he had a conversation with UN Secretary General António Guterres , during which they agreed to work on resuming food supplies through the Black Sea. “We agreed with Mr. Guterres to work together with the responsible states to resume food security and food supplies by routes in the Black Sea,” Zelensky said on his Telegram channel. As IA Regnum reported , Ukraine is ready to continue grain supplies via the Black Sea corridor even after Russia's announcement about the suspension of the grain deal, Zelensky said on July 17. On July 12, Guterres sent a letter to the Russian leader with proposals to extend the grain deal. In a letter to Putin, he announced an agreement on connecting a subsidiary of Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT payment system. He also said that until now, settlements for the export of agricultural products from the Russian Federation were carried out through a specially created scheme with the participation of the American bank JP Morgan. A grain deal for a period of 120 days was agreed upon in 2022 and extended several times. It consists of two agreements regulating the export of Ukrainian grain and the access of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to world markets. For Russia, the termination of the grain deal will result in positive consequences, including because the costs of exporting Ukrainian agricultural products will increase, and Russian products will strengthen their positions, said Vladimir Gutenev , head of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade. |
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