Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out that “our grain production this year could exceed 150 million tons, which is a record in the history of Russia”, explaining that “the export of Russian grain and fertilizers is still difficult and threatens with a global food crisis.” He pointed out that “sanctions against Russia can damage the global food market, and a military operation has nothing to do with it.”

Earlier this month, Putin announced Russia’s readiness to export about 50 million tons of grain and 3 million tons of ammonia to world markets.

On July 22 last year in Istanbul, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN signed the “Document on the Initiative for the Safe Delivery of Grain and Food from Ukrainian Ports”.

The agreement provided for the export of grain stuck in Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea (Eastern Europe) to the world to solve the global food shortage crisis, which threatens a humanitarian catastrophe.

Then, at the beginning of the month, the Russian Foreign Ministry considered that “the agreement on the export of grain is poorly implemented, and the extension of the agreement depends on the mechanism for its implementation.”