Putin confirms Russia’s position on the grain deal in a call with Erdogan

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to return to the deal to export grain across the Black Sea once the West fulfills its obligations regarding Russia’s grain exports.

The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin, in a call with Erdogan, explained the reasons for Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement last month. The agreement allowed for the safe export of grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.

Moscow says the West has done nothing to facilitate Russian grain and fertilizer exports as stipulated in the July 2022 deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey.