Ukraine and Russia negotiators in Turkey reach deal to resume grain exports | DW News

After months of global grain shortages, negotiators in Turkey say they've reached a deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine. After hours of negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey's Defence Minister announced Ukraine and Russia had reached an agreement to allow grain shipments through the Black Sea. Turkey and the United Nations helped broker the deal, expected to be signed next week. The deal would end a months-long impasse that's left more than 20 million tons of much-needed grain stuck in Ukrainian ports -- unable to leave because of fighting in the country.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said more work was still needed to finalize the deal, but hailed the breakthrough as a 'critical step forward.'

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[icup]

Basically Turkey solved a Global Food Crises. Shows how important Turkey is to NATO

[thaddeusnewton]

To think Turkey is one of the few countries helping global stability right now

[yja]

Thank you Turkiye for all your effort! 🇹🇷

[karoltomis]

Long live Turkish negotiators! They are close to both Ruthenians and Zaporozhians!! Greetings from Fenerbahce fan from Bratislava, SVK!!!

[Dante_]

Turkey doesn't flirt with Russia. Erdogan is really strong realpolitik.

[rafsanjane]

Congratulation Turkey from support of whole planet.❤❤❤

[theancientsancients]

Congratulations Turkey 👏 for the great diplomacy it has played since before the war started when it tried to prevent a war. Unlike some other NATO members. Turkey is the adult in the room for peace ✌️💖🇯🇵

[iwtzzfk]

Diplomacy works, thanks to Turkiye...

[shopkedai]

Well done Turkey and thanks a lot for your effort!

[purethinking]

Turkey makes this deal not Germany, not the US. This makes Turkey feel good.

[urbansenicar]

Turkey is playing a key role, while Berlin, Paris and Brussels wallow in their moral indignation and one counterproductive measure after another.

[gokhankofraz]

Thanks to Turkiye's diplomacy skills

[robertwilkinson]

Knowing the Russians they will back track on any agreement

[Ryanowning]

It's a freakin miracle that the deal actually came together. Not going to lie, I was 99% sure Russia was not going to agree to it, but now I'm 99% certain that Russia is going to exploit the deal.

[mebrahtomgebremeskel]

At least something positive hopefully it go smooth to end up this horrible war.

[dikasaja]

Great job Turkey for mediate Ukraine-Russia. Not you UN (Useless Negotiator)

[barryhamm]

What mechanism is in place to ensure Russia honours the agreement.

[Cannonball]

Lesson learned: Developing countries need to learn how to support themselves both on the food & military fronts 🙏

[_Green]

~25% of Egypts grain comes from Ukraine...
Ukraine is LIBYAS biggest grain supplier... 1.3M tonnes per year...
Tunisia's main wheat supplier is Ukraine (41%, amounting to 984, 000 tons)
The majority of imported wheat in Sudan is sourced from Russia and Ukraine, which together accounted for 59% of imports in 2020.
In 2020/21, Ethiopia imported 301, 043 MT for $121, 482, 150 in wheat from Ukraine which is 20 percent out of Ethiopia's total imports.

The Russian-Ukraine crisis has also caused several global shortages in gas, and oil. The two countries are two of the world’s largest wheat suppliers.
According to a study from the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), 16 African countries with a combined population of 374 million people - roughly 40% of the continent’s population - rely on Russian and Ukrainian wheat to cover 56% of their grain needs.

The UNCTAD reports that “in 2018–2020, Africa imported $3.7 billion in wheat (32% of total African wheat imports) from the Russian Federation and another $1.4 billion from Ukraine (12% of total African wheat imports).”

[alvindaugherty]

Prayers for lives to be saved and hope for the future.