Lavrov: Russia to quit Ukraine grain deal if export curbs not solved
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on April 7, 2023 give a joint news conference. Lavrov discussed the future of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, of which Ankara is one of the sponsors. PHOTO | ADEM ALTAN | AFP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday threatened to abandon a landmark grain deal with Ukraine if obstacles to Moscow's exports remained.
The agreement negotiated in July by Turkey and the UN allows Ukraine, one of the world's top grain producers to export grain through a safe corridor in the Black Sea.
