INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia has asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to intervene in grain talks with Ukraine to facilitate Moscow's exports, Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.Ukraine and Russia have held talks under Turkish and UN mediation to unblock crucial grain exports,
simply kept silent," he told state media in an interview."Yesterday we sent a signal to the (UN) Secretary General, saying how is this
possible, this is your initiative after all."His comments came a day after President Vladimir Putin said on a visit to Iran that the West
must remove restrictions on exports of Russian grain."We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, but we are proceeding from the fact
that all restrictions related to possible deliveries for the export of Russian grain will be lifted," Putin told reporters in Tehran after
