The Kremlin: There is nothing new to say about the grain export agreement across the Black Sea

The Kremlin said on Monday that Turkey has the right to establish relations with any country, including Ukraine, but that those relations should not be directed against Russia.

Relations between Moscow and Ankara soured last week after Turkey returned five Ukrainian leaders to Kiev in what Russia described as a violation of the prisoner exchange deal.

In response to a question whether this would affect the proposal to establish a Russian “gas center” in Turkey, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia intends to continue its relations with Ankara.