The official representative of Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn expressed the hope that the grain export agreements signed on July 22 in Istanbul may create the basis for the resumption of negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. His statements on Tuesday are given by Turkish
According to him, with the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the West imposed sanctions against Russia, “in response to use as a response, such weapons as natural gas against countries that introduced restrictions.” This situation will continue until the conflict in Ukraine is settled, he believes. “That is why we urge all parties to sit down at the negotiating table. I don’t want to look like a big optimist, but the grain agreement may create the basis for the resumption of negotiations on the ceasefire, the exchange of prisoners and, possibly, as a result, creating the basis of trust for the conclusion of a peace agreement,” he quotes His newspaper Star.