Putin tells Erdogan he wants ‘real guarantees’ from Kyiv on grain deal: Kremlin

MOSCOW, 02 November 2022, (TON): Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he wanted real guarantees from Kyiv before it potentially rejoined the grain deal.

According to a statement from the Kremlin “Putin told Erdogan in a phone call that Russia sought real guarantees from Kyiv about the strict observance of the Istanbul agreement, in particular about not using the humanitarian corridor for military purposes.”

The Turkeye and UN-brokered deal allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume in August, easing a food crisis caused by the conflict.

Russia accused Ukraine of misusing the safe shipping corridor for an attack on Russian ships in Crimea and suspended its participation in the agreement.

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