Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko emphasized, according to Russian news agencies, that “the solution to the food problem is through a collective approach, including, in particular, the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russian exports and financial transactions.”
In this context, the Russian Foreign Ministry said: “We expect the international negotiations to lift the blockade of the ports of Ukraine, and we communicate with the UN on this matter.”
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov noted that “Russia is ready to open a humanitarian corridor for ships carrying food from Ukraine.”
He considered that “the declaration of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky about his readiness to negotiate after the return of Russian troops to the border on February 24 is not constructive” around Russian ships in their ports, to start negotiations on the withdrawal of ships with food.
Source: El Nashra