Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow would "consider" returning to the Ukraine grain deal if its demands were "fully" met, saying the agreement had "lost all meaning." "The continuation of the grain deal in its current form has lost all meaning," Putin said at a government meeting. He named the "withdrawal of sanctions on supplies of Russian grain and fertilisers to world markets" as one of the main conditions. Putin said Russia had shown "miracles of poise and tolerance" by extending the deal several times. The grain deal, brokered by the UN and Turkey, had enabled the export of more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain over the last year.

Source: Ethiopian News July 20, 2023 13:10 UTC