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This is a new agreement, the contours of which are currently being discussed,
Zakharova said when asked by Reuters if the proposed deal was an extension to an earlier memorandum of understanding , opens new tab under which U.N. officials agreed to help Russia get its food and fertiliser exports to foreign markets
After our meeting (in Saudi Arabia) ... the Russians detailed a number of conditions that they want to see met in order to do that, so we're going to evaluate that,
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As for the Black Sea grain initiative, it can be activated after a number of conditions are implemented,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
I think it's a good thing that we have both the Ukrainians and the Russians talking about ceasefires, be they energy or be they potentially in the Black Sea,
Rubio said
We're going to evaluate that. Some of those conditions include sanctions that are not ours. They belong to the European Union,
Rubio saidIt won't be simple. It'll take some time, but at least we're on that road and we're talking about these things,
Rubio told a news conference in Jamaica
In the end, we protected the interests of Russian consumers. This was the case with grain crops and sunflower oil,
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told parliament on WednesdayThe U.S. could assist in facilitating these payments as well as addressing insurance issues with vessels carrying Russian grain,
the source saidBoth Ukrainian and Russian exports from the Black Sea are currently proceeding without significant issues, without an 'official truce' and without any 'grain deals',
he saidI think that Russia wants to see an end to [the war], but it could be they’re dragging their feet. I’ve done it over the years,
Trump told the outlet
The end of the Russian unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main preconditions to amend or lift sanctions,
said the spokesperson
We see how the Russians have already started to manipulate,
Zelensky said in a Tuesday evening addressIt’s now a matter of technical negotiations,
Peskov told the press on Tuesday, ... according to the Moscow TimesThere are absolutely clear statements published by the White House. Everyone can see what they say. And there is something that the Kremlin is lying about again: that allegedly the silence in the Black Sea depends on the issue of sanctions, and that allegedly the start date for the silence in the energy sector is March 18. Moscow always lies."
He continuedWe’re thinking about all of [the proposed conditions] right now. There are about five or six conditions. We’re looking at all of them,
Trump told reporters at the White House on TuesdayThe United Nations also remains closely engaged in the continued implementation of the memorandum of understanding,
Dujarric saidIt is unsurprising that the Americans have agreed to most, if not all, of Russia’s demands” because “the U.S. wants almost any deal,
according to James Nixey, head of the Russia-Eurasia program at the London think-tank Chatham House
It is essential that Europeans don’t fall for this U.S./Russian stitch-up, which will strengthen Russia, weaken Ukraine, and undermine the security of the rest of Europe,
Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform think tank, wrote on the Blue Sky social media platformThese are really gifts to Russia,
said Oleksii Tsymbalyuk, 50, a sergeant in the Ukrainian armed forces, referring to the terms of the proposed dealWe do not trust them. And frankly, the world doesn’t trust Russia,
he said