MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday (May 18) confirmed that Russia had renewed the Black Sea grain deal for two months after achieving some results in talks which had given it 'certain hopes', but said more progress had to be made to advance its own interests. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed that Russia had renewed the Black Sea grain deal for two months after achieving some results in talks which had given it"certain hopes", but said more progress had to be made to advance its own interests.in a televised speech on Wednesday and it was later confirmed by Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations.
Moscow had initially appeared unwilling to extend the pact unless a list of demands regarding its own agricultural exports was met. In a call with reporters, he said that different scenarios were being worked out regarding easing international payment transfer curbs on Russia's state agricultural bank, one of Moscow's key demands.
"It is very important to understand that the fate of the deal is still in the hands of those with whom the UN must agree on the Russian part of the deal," said Peskov.
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