Fields in the Kherson region burned down from shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 22Ukraine's grain export deal involves partial demining of the country's ports, with Ukrainian Navy and Coast Guard captains guiding ships carrying grain to international waters, New York reported Thursday Times, citing informed sources. Earlier, the Turkish presidential administration told RIA Novosti that the document on the grain issue would be signed in Istanbul on Friday at 16.30, Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General António Guterres would participate in the ceremony.
The grain agreement will save 53 countries from starvation, Coldiretti said. At the same time, in accordance with the agreement reached, the captains of the Ukrainian fleet or coast guard will lead ships with grain to international waters, where foreign crews will take control of the ships. The latter, in turn, will have to bring the ships to Istanbul before continuing on their routes. In addition, according to the agreement, a center will be established in Istanbul to monitor these operations, and the Turkish side undertakes to check the ships for whether they transport weapons to the ports of Ukraine. 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 denied 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 mined the Black Sea, which does not allow grain to be transported to world markets by ships. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not prevent the export of grain from Ukraine, and if Kyiv clears the ports, ships with grain will be able to leave without any problems. » />The United States welcomes the signing of an agreement on grain exports in Turkey
