The Russian Defense Ministry indicated that “Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar the situation in the Black Sea and Ukraine, as well as events in the Middle East.” “Shoigu and Akar stressed the need to respect the ceasefire in Syria,” she said.

And the Russian defense pointed out: “Shoigu told Akar that the US army was plundering the wealth of Syria, and its presence there is a violation of international law.”

A Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Istanbul this morning to attend the ceremony of signing the suspended agreement on the shipment of Ukrainian grain.

In turn, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that “we will tell the world the good news about the signing of an agreement between Russia and Ukraine, bypassing the problem of grain shipment.”

President Erdogan and UN Secretary General António Guterres are expected to attend the signing ceremony.

Many countries of the world are suffering from a grain crisis as a result of the impossibility of leaving Ukrainian ports for cargo ships due to the war that has erupted since February 24th.