“As for the Ukrainians, let them clear their ports first.
We are ready to provide a safe passage, but first they must clear mines - these are their mines, not ours, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin discussed in Moscow with UN Deputy Secretary General Martin Griffiths the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
The parties also touched upon the issue of grain export.
During the conversation, it was emphasized that Russia does not block Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea.