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Dispute over grain exports, possibility of early agreement between Ukraine and Russia Following talks in Istanbul, the United Nations and Turkey have said that a final agreement on grain exports between Russia and Ukraine could be reached next week. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says negotiators from Russia and Ukraine could reach a formal agreement by next week on the delivery of grain exports via the Black Sea. It should be noted that delegations from Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations had discussed the issue in Istanbul yesterday. Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine had left millions of tons of grain stranded, which was agreed to be sent to world markets, and Russia should be allowed to send grain and fertilizer. Fertilizer prices have also risen sharply due to global sanctions on Russia, which has further impacted rising food prices. Hosts of the talks, Turkish Defense Minister Holosi Akar, said the two sides had agreed on ways to ensure joint control of ...

France and Germany have made great demands on Russia over the growing food crisis around the world. The French president says Paris and Berlin have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to lift the siege of the Ukrainian port of Odessa in accordance with a UN resolution. Speaking to reporters in Brussels, French President Emmanuel Macron said: "We asked the Russian president to accept the offer of a direct meeting with the Ukrainian president as soon as possible. European countries claim that Ukraine's naval blockade is the main reason for the decline in grain exports, but Russia denies this claim. Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Khazarova said in a recent statement that the West's claim that foreign ships were barred from entering the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov was baseless. But do not cooperate at all. On the other hand, the head of the European Council Charles Michel said in a tweet that the EU member states have agreed to ban the import of large qua...