President Putin on the Grain Deal
By Intel Slava Z
President Putin on the grain deal:
— The grain deal was concluded exactly a year ago, on July 22, 2022. We extended this deal again and again, showed miracles of endurance and patience;
– Nobody [in the West] was going to fulfill the agreements, they just constantly demanded something from Russia. Just outright arrogance;
– The authority was undermined, among other things, by the leadership of the UN secretariat, which acted as a guarantor of the grain deal. I believe that the UN staff sincerely sought to fulfill all the promises made by the West, but they could not achieve anything, they did practically nothing to ensure the normal operation of the deal;
– The West did everything to derail the grain deal, spared no effort;
— The withdrawal from the sanctions of Russian exports of grain and fertilizers to world markets has not been completed. Moreover, Russia is being hindered even from donating Russian fertilizers to the poorest countries;
– Russia will replace Ukrainian grain in the food market both commercially and free of charge;
— The continuation of the grain deal in its current form has lost all meaning. Starting from July 18, its implementation was completed;
– Russia will consider the possibility of returning to the grain deal only if all the principles of Russia’s participation in this deal, without exception, are fully taken into account and implemented.
