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Putin says the deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain will not be restored until the West lifts embargo on Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s

Russian President Vladimir Putin says there will be no new deal to ship grain through the Black Sea until the West meets his demands.

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday sought to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to revive an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other commodities from three Black Sea ports despite the war with Russia.  Putin in July refused to extend the agreement, which was brokered by Türkiye and the United Nations a year earlier and was seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other goods that developing nations rely on. 

President Vladimir Putin has said a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea will not be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports