Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 1 Moscow drew attention to the statements of the US Ambassador to the UN about the readiness to stimulate companies to export grain to the Russian Federation, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti. Earlier, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the United States is ready to encourage companies fearful of possible sanctions to participate in the export of grain and fertilizers from Russia. a double game on the topic of Ukrainian ports, Ryabkov said. «I drew attention to this statement. There was even something on the topic of providing so-called» incentive letters «to companies,» Ryabkov said in response to a request to comment on the actions of the American side. Ryabkov noted that the appearance of such clauses is not surprising, given that «the entire sanctions scheme invented by the United States and imposed by Washington on its satellites is built largely on fear, on intimidation of economic operators». «Who cannot be sure that they will not suffer if someone in Washington somehow considers their actions to be inconsistent with their interests — American interests,» Ryabkov said. He added that Moscow would continue to supply food and fertilizer to the world markets regardless of Western sanctions pressure.
