“There is still a long way to go before any deal is reached.

There are many factors, many things that can influence the course of these discussions,” the source said.

In particular, Western countries are considering the possibility of exporting grain by rail and by plane.

Earlier, British diplomat Alastair Crook, in an interview with the host of the Going Underground program on RT, Afshin Rattanzi, spoke about the impact of sanctions against Russia on the global food market.

UN Secretary General António Guterres at a meeting of the UN Security Council announced the need to return to the world markets of products and fertilizers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Chinese Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dai Bing said during a meeting of the UN Security Council that Western sanctions will not bring peace to Ukraine, but will only provoke a global crisis in the food, energy and financial sectors.