MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Verhsinin has declared that the renewal of the agreement for the export of Ukrainian grain and Russian fertilizers in the midst of the conflict in Ukraine is an unresolved issue six days before the date planned, in principle, for entry in force of the extension of the agreement.
“No”, the deputy minister bluntly replied to the question in question, before recalling that “all the circumstances will have to be taken into account” once the initial agreement expires on November 18.
“We have to take everything into account, and we cannot forget the terrorist attacks that the Ukrainian side carried out on the Crimean bridge, including the terrorist attack in the waters of Sevastopol, where ships are deployed that provide a humanitarian corridor,” he said. the deputy minister.
Verhsinin thus referred to the attack with unmanned devices denounced by Russia against the port at the end of last month and of which he accused Ukraine and the United Kingdom, who denied any involvement.
The deputy minister also echoed the criticism of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, about the route of these shipments, which according to Moscow are mainly destined for European countries, instead of the population of the African continent, a priority given the food needs that satisfies the Ukrainian grain.
“(The journey) raises doubts, and that to put it mildly,” the minister reiterated in statements collected by the Russian agency TASS.
“They tell us that they arrive in Europe for further processing, but then let us see where they end up: one thing is that they end up in Africa or Latin America, but if they end up in Europe and they tell us that these shipments are going to help against hunger, we are going to find ourselves in an absolutely hypocritical situation,” he warned.
