Putin lied about “security guarantees” from Kyiv regarding the grain deal

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine denied the statement of the president of russian federation about “security guarantees” from Kyiv.

According to the head of russia, russian federation decided to renew its participation in the “grain agreement” after Ukraine provided “guarantees” that the grain corridor would not be used for military purposes.

This statement was denied by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko:

          1. Ukraine did not use and did not plan to use the grain corridor for military purposes.

          2. The Ukrainian side strictly adheres to the provisions of the grain agreement.

“I would like to remind you that within the framework of this agreement, the parties undertook to guarantee a safe and reliable environment for the functioning of the grain corridor. “Ukraine has never endangered the grain route,” Nikolenko said.

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           3. Ukraine did not take on any new obligations that would go beyond those already existing in the grain agreement.

“Moscow returned to the grain agreement thanks to the active diplomacy of UN Secretary General António Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In coordination with Ukraine, they found words that putin understood. It was a position of strength, not a concession,” emphasized the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Nikolenko added that russia’s return to fulfilling its obligations under the grain initiative vividly illustrates the effective formula: “strong position + decisive actions = result.”

On November 2, it became known that russia is returning to fulfilling its obligations in the grain agreement. At the time, the Ministry of Defense of russian federation stated that russia allegedly received “the necessary written guarantees regarding the non-use of the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports designated in the interests of the export of agricultural products, for conducting hostilities against russian federation.”