“As for the Black Sea grain initiative, it can be activated after a number of conditions are implemented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“These are the same conditions that were included in the (original) Black Sea Initiative…all the conditions of which were fulfilled except for those concerning the Russian side. So, of course, this time round justice must prevail and we will continue our work with the Americans.”
Moscow in 2023 withdrew from the original deal, brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye in 2022, complaining that obstacles to its own food and fertiliser exports had not been eased as promised under the terms of that agreement.
