Turkey said Russia's decision to pull out of the grain deal would not affect grain transportation. Turkish dry cargo ships will continue to export it from Ukraine. This statement was made by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, RBC reports .
“We declare that the agreement reached is beneficial for all parties, and its violation will be problematic for all parties. We want the continuation of this agreement and the continuation of grain supplies. In this sense, we also stated that we are doing and will do our part,” he stressed.
On October 30, Russia stopped participating in the grain deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Kyiv used the grain corridor to strike ships in Sevastopol.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stated that Russia cannot allow the unhindered passage of ships along the humanitarian corridor and will take "independent measures to control dry cargo ships that have passed through the Joint Coordination Center without approval."
On November 1, Putin, in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, named two conditions for Russia to return to the grain deal: an investigation into the attack on ships of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and obtaining guarantees from Kyiv not to use the humanitarian corridor for military purposes.
The UN agreed with Turkey and Ukraine on a plan to move ships in the Black Sea as part of a grain deal, despite Russia's withdrawal from it.
