ANKARA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday (Apr 7) threatened to abandon a landmark grain deal with Ukraine if obstacles to Moscow's exports remained. Negotiated in July by Türkiye and the United Nations, the agreement allows Ukraine – one of the world's top grain producers – to exp
ANKARA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday threatened to abandon a landmark grain deal with Ukraine if obstacles to Moscow's exports remained.
The agreement has so far allowed the export of more than 27 million tonnes of grain and agricultural products. Türkiye is pushing for a 120-day extension although it acknowledges that the agreement has not been fully implemented. "USA and England took some steps in terms of payment and insurance but we have to be fair, the problems continue," he said, adding that barriers remained.Lavrov, who arrived in Ankara on Thursday, is due to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later in the day, a Turkish official told AFP.
Russia has long said it was leading a struggle against the United States' dominance over the global stage, and argues the Ukraine offensive is part of that fight.
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