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MOSCOW, June 8 Moscow is ready «one way or another» to issue security guarantees for the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea ports, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. «We guarantee the safety of this kind of routes and guarantee that when and if Ukraine goes for mine clearance and allows the withdrawal of ships from its ports, we will not use this situation in the interests of the ongoing special military operation» , he said at a press conference in Turkey.
Russian and Turkish military discuss demining Ukrainian portsLavrov stressed that these are «guarantees of the President of Russia» and noted the readiness «to formalize them in one way or another.» the ron is ready to provide passage: either clear mines or ensure passage through minefields, well, let's hope that the problem will be solved,» the head of the department concluded. The UN has repeatedly stated the threat of a food crisis due to grain shortages, the West accused Russia in counteracting deliveries from Ukraine to world markets, while Moscow refuted these allegations. At the same time, the Kyiv authorities themselves created many obstacles to the export of grain for export: in addition to the now revealed arson of grain in the Mariupol port, Ukrainian troops carried out mining of the Black Sea. Vladimir Putin noted that there are no problems with the export of grain and Russia does not interfere with this. If Kyiv clears the ports, ships with grain will be able to leave without any problems, the Russian president said. Lavrov said