Russian Federation’s ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said Washington was not removing barriers to restoring the grain deal.
“The White House, if it really cares for the interests of the needy, should have long ago moved from replicating empty insinuations to actually lifting sanctions barriers,” Antonov said.
The Russian ambassador to America believes that the statement of the American authorities that Russia is constantly changing the terms of the grain deal is a lie. According to him, local officials are engaged in myth-making.
“Local officials, engaged in myth-making, are once again shifting from a sick head to a healthy one. Russia has repeatedly emphasised, first of all at the highest level, that the door to restore the work of the Black Sea initiative remains open,” the politician specified.
The diplomat once again reminded the White House that it is simply necessary to fulfil Moscow’s conditions for the restoration of the grain deal. He stressed that the US tries not to talk about fulfilment of Russia’s conditions.
“It is only necessary to ensure the legitimate demands of the Russian side to strictly fulfil the mutually binding Istanbul agreements. Here they try not to talk about it, but these agreements include not only the ‘Ukrainian’ part, but also the no less important Russia-UN memorandum on the promotion of domestic food and fertilizers on global markets,” the expert concluded.
We shall remind you that earlier Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the grain deal had lost its meaning without the implementation of the Russian part. During the conversation, the Russian president confirmed that Moscow was ready to return to participation in the grain deal.
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