Wheat harvest. File photoMOSCOW, June 16British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a telephone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed hope for progress on the issue of Ukrainian grain exports, according to a message from the Prime Minister's Office. «The Prime Minister expressed hope that that progress can be made on this issue in the coming days,» the office said in a statement. Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the mechanism proposed by the UN to resolve the «grain problem» is acceptable, and that Turkey outlined its position to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Ankara. The UN has repeatedly stated the threat of a food crisis due to grain shortages, the West accused Russia of opposing the supply of Ukrainian grain to world markets — Moscow categorically rejected such accusations. At the same time, the Kyiv authorities themselves created many obstacles to the export of grain for export: in addition to the revealed arson of grain in the Mariupol port, Ukrainian troops carried out mining of the Black Sea, which does not allow grain to be transported to world markets by ships. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there were problems with the export grain from Ukraine does not exist and Russia does not interfere with this. If Ukraine clears the ports, ships with grain will be able to leave without any problems, he noted. grain problems
