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| Former Grain Deal News Roundup for September 7th, 2023 |
| 2023-09-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Kyiv set a condition for insurance of grain supplies [Regnum] Kyiv was given a condition for insurance of grain deliveries. As it became known on September 7, the insurance company Lloyd's of London refused to provide its services if Ukraine does not provide a new corridor for this under the auspices of the UN. According to Reuters, Lloyd's CEO John Neal said that the company would be ready to insure grain shipments from Ukrainian ports only if they establish international corridors similar to those in the grain deal, and the company is discussing this with UN representatives. “In the absence of UN intervention and coordination with the UN, we do not authorize insurance,” the agency quoted him as saying. At the same time, the head of another major insurance company, Beazley, Adrian Cox, confirmed to Reuters that the company insures the grain flights that Ukraine currently operates. The grain deal between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN was valid from July 22, 2022 to July 17, 2023. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated that there are no grounds for a further extension of the deal, since it has turned into a purely commercial export of food from Ukraine to “well-fed” countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 13 allowed the suspension of Russia's participation in the grain deal, and on July 17 the Kremlin announced the suspension of Russia's participation in the grain deal. Ukraine used the sea corridors intended for the grain deal to carry out terrorist attacks and sabotage against military and civilian facilities in Russia, noted, in turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry. Simultaneously with the suspension of the grain deal, the Ministry of Defense withdrew guarantees for the safety of navigation along the corresponding Black Sea corridor. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted that the Black Sea agreements have actually ceased to be valid. Kyiv then announced its readiness to continue deliveries by land, but experts noted that then the cost of delivering Ukrainian products would increase markedly. On July 31 , Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced agreements with Croatia on the use of the country's ports on the Danube River and in the Adriatic Sea for grain transit, and on September 7, Ukraine announced the start of grain exports through Croatia. More from regnum.ru Ukraine offered Turkey to resume the grain corridor without Russia The Ukrainian authorities submitted to Turkey a proposal to reopen the grain corridor in the Black Sea without Russia's participation. This was announced on September 7 by the Ukrainian ambassador to Ankara Vasily Bodnar , his words were quoted by the Ukrinform agency. “The proposal to operate a grain corridor without Russia has been submitted to the Turkish side,” he said. Bondar complained that the Turkish side has not yet given a final answer on this issue. He also called such a possibility "a rational way", since, according to him, ships with grain are already sailing through the territorial waters of Romania, Bulgaria, and also Turkey. As IA Regnum reported , on September 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, announced that there were no effective replacements for the grain deal. He also expressed hope that a solution could be reached that would satisfy all parties in a short time. The Turkish leader also indicated that he agrees with Putin that the Kiev authorities need to change their approach to Russia in order to extend the grain deal. He stressed that he considers Russia's expectations from this agreement to be fair. In response, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Kiev would not take such a step. In his opinion, the position of the Ukrainian authorities on this issue is fair. The grain deal between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN on the export of Ukrainian grain was valid from July 22, 2022 to July 17, 2023. The agreement was extended three times. At the same time, the West did not comply with the conditions of the Russian side - the removal of restrictions on the withdrawal of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to the world market, which became the reason for Russia's withdrawal from the project. Also, the Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated that there are no grounds for a further extension of the deal, since it has turned into a purely commercial export of food from Ukraine to “well-fed” countries. Yet, more from regnumum.ru Ukraine announced the start of grain exports through Croatia Croatia has started exporting Ukrainian grain through its ports, First Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Economy Minister Yulia Sviridenko said on September 7 after a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andriy Plenkovic. “Ukrainian grain has already been exported through Croatian ports. We are ready to expand the possibilities of the transport corridor. We believe that this logistics route will play an important role in bilateral trade between our countries," the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine quoted Sviridenko as saying. As IA Regnum reported , on July 31, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced agreements with Croatia on the use of the country's ports on the Danube River and in the Adriatic Sea for grain transit. He noted that Kyiv is going to lay the most effective routes to these ports in order to make the most of all their capabilities. The grain deal between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN was valid from July 22, 2022 to July 17, 2023. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated that there are no grounds for a further extension of the deal, since it has turned into a purely commercial export of food from Ukraine to “well-fed” countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 13 allowed the suspension of Russia's participation in the grain deal, and on July 17 the Kremlin announced the suspension of Russia's participation in the grain deal. Ukraine used the sea corridors intended for the grain deal to carry out terrorist attacks and sabotage against military and civilian facilities in Russia, noted, in turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry. Simultaneously with the suspension of the grain deal, the Ministry of Defense withdrew guarantees for the safety of navigation along the corresponding Black Sea corridor. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted that the Black Sea agreements have actually ceased to be valid. Kyiv then announced its readiness to continue deliveries by land, but experts noted that then the cost of delivering Ukrainian products would increase markedly. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on September 6 that the West had greatly exaggerated Ukraine's influence on the global grain market and that the termination of the grain deal did not worsen the global food situation. As noted in the department, Ukraine's share in world grain supplies was about 5%, and is now decreasing due to the reduction in acreage after infection caused by the use of depleted uranium ammunition supplied by the West. |
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