INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
landmark deal to allow wartime exports of Ukrainian grain."Without appropriate security guarantees, certain risks arise here
If [a future agreement] is formalized without Russia, then these risks should be taken into account," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
agreed in July 2022 and extended multiple times, had allowed the export of more than 32 million tons of Ukrainian grain, easing a global
food crisis.Peskov said Russian leader Vladimir Putin had no immediate plans to discuss the suspended grain deal with Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Later Tuesday, Russia told Turkey that it was disbanding a coordination center in Istanbul and lifting security
guarantees for cargo ships."The implementation of grain agreements has been terminated," the Foreign Ministry said after Russia's top
diplomat Sergei Lavrov spoke to his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan
Moscow's exit from the deal means "the dissolution of the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul" and the lifting of "safe navigation
guarantees," among other conditions, the ministry said in a statement.
