Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Moscow, SANA- Russia is ready to completely replace Ukrainian grain on the world market, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said following Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
“Given the huge harvest in the country, Russia is ready to completely replace Ukrainian grain on the world market. Our export potential in the current season is estimated at more than 50 million tons,” Kosachev said on Telegram.
He pointed out that outside of the grain deal, about 10.5 million tons of Russian grain has already been sent to countries in Asia and Africa.
The sanctions imposed on Russia targets the poor people in the world and prevent Moscow from providing enough grain and fertilizers, the Russian diplomat said.
Russia was suspending its participation in the grain deal following Ukraine’s drone attack targeting vessels of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. The preparation of the morning drone attack on Sevastopol was carried out under the guidance of UK specialists in the city of Ochakov.
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