President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considered that the launching of the first grain carriers gives the first positive sign of the possibility of stopping the aggravation of the food crisis in the world, stressing that “16 ships with grain are waiting for their turn to leave the port of Odessa.” “, but at the same time, He believed that it was still “too early to celebrate the recharging of the grain.”

Earlier in the day, Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Monitoring Center, confirmed that the Russian Defense Ministry was taking the necessary measures to prevent provocations along the route of the first grain ship that left Odessa and headed for Lebanon. Port of Tripoli today, Monday, according to the Rossiya Segodnya network.

It is noteworthy that on July 22, the Russian delegation headed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Ukrainian delegation headed by Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Krikli signed a special agreement on the export of grain from Ukraine under the auspices of the UN. and Turkish authorities in the capital Istanbul.

The agreement provided for its validity for 120 days with the possibility of extension, as well as the inspection of ships entering Ukraine for the absence of weapons on them, and also provided for the full return of ship traffic in Ukrainian ports within two weeks, and facilitating supplies to the markets of agricultural products and Russian fertilizers. Globalism.