When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to turn his back on Vladimir Put last week, we asked whether this diplomatic shift could endanger Russia’s deal to facilitate Ukrainian grain.
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to turn his back on Vladimir Put last week, we asked whether this diplomatic shift could endanger Russia’s deal to facilitate Ukrainian grain shipments since Erdogan had originally worked to broker the deal. We didn’t have to wait long to learn the answer. Earlier today, Russia announced that the deal was on hold, placing critical grain shipments to Africa and Asia at risk. But a Russian spokesperson said that the hold was temporary and would be lifted as soon as Russia’s demands are met. That might be a challenge, however, since the demands in question don’t make very much sense. (AP)
Russia said Monday it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty.
