Turkey wants a possible deal on resuming Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea under a United Nations-led plan to be put in writing this week after a general agreement was reached last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday. On Monday, Ankara said a second meeting between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. would […]
Matter of ‘life or death’: EU sees Turkey-mediated grain deal this week
The European Union’s chief diplomat on Monday expressed hope that diplomatic efforts led by Turkey to help export grain from Ukraine would bring an agreement this week, easing a growing global food crisis. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports threatens grain supplies to tens of thousands of people vulnerable […]