Kremlin Statement on Grain Deal

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made a statement about the grain agreement, which began thanks to the efforts of President Erdogan.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement about the grain deal: “Constructive talks have taken place with the United Nations (UN) to extend the grain deal.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made important statements for the Russian press on the agenda. Commenting last week in Geneva on negotiations on a grain agreement between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin and United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, Peskov said: “We have one more week to extend the agreement. Therefore, our work continues. “From the very beginning of the agreement, we had a desire to implement all the articles, and last week there were very constructive negotiations with the UN,” he said.

Responding to statements by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that Moscow is blocking food supplies to the world and using it as a weapon, Peskov said: “In principle, this is wrong. Russia does not interfere in the global food market. “Russia is interested in a grain deal and continues negotiations,” he said.

Asked whether the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ukrainian city of Kherson, from where the Russian army was withdrawn, is regarded as a “provocation”, Peskov said: “You know that these lands are the territory of the Russian Federation. “I do not want to comment on this issue,” he said.
Commenting on claims that Ukraine will carry out terrorist attacks in many Russian cities according to Russian intelligence, Peskov said that security measures have been tightened in Russian regions and said: “Systematic and targeted research is being carried out. in the regions within the framework of the coordinating council. This council is headed by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Necessary measures are being taken,” he said.

Peskov, who also issued a statement on the reason why Russian President Vladimir Putin decided not to attend the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia, said: “It was decided that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov should attend the summit, since the president was supposed to be in Russia.” , – he said.