Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a return to the agreement on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian side is restrained by saying that "Russia still has the right to withdraw", and the focus is on whether stable exports can be continued amid concerns about a global food crisis.
In response to the attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet by Ukraine on the 29th of last month, Russia announced that it would suspend the implementation of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, and that Ukraine would use the export route for military purposes. They claimed that they needed a guarantee that they would not.
In response, Ukraine and Western countries criticized one after another, and as a result of continued coordination between Turkey and the United Nations, which acted as intermediaries, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 2nd that it had received a written guarantee from the Ukrainian side that the route would not be used for military purposes. announced.
At the security conference held on the 2nd, President Putin announced that he would resume the implementation of the agreement, stating that he had instructed the Ministry of Defense to fully resume.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he "welcomed" Turkey's diplomatic efforts and the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center to monitor the safe navigation of ships.
On the other hand, President Putin said, "If Ukraine breaks the guarantee, Russia has the right to withdraw." Be the focus.