NNA – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a port in southern Ukraine to oversee grain being loaded for export onto a Turkish ship, the presidency said on Friday, following a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey.
« The first vessel, the first ship is being loaded since the beginning of the war. This is a Turkish vessel, » Zelensky said, according to a statement from the presidency.
Video footage from the Chornomorsk port released by the presidency showed him in front of a ship called Polarnet.
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The statement said exports could start in « the coming days » under the plan aimed at getting millions of tons of Ukrainian grain stranded by Russia’s naval blockade to world markets.
« Our side is fully prepared. We sent all the signals to our partners — the UN and Turkey, and our military guarantees the security situation. — AFP
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