Turkey

Ukraine relies more on the political influence of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, than on the negotiations of the participants, regarding the continuation of the Grain Agreement.

The construction of the second Ada-type corvette for the Navy of Ukraine has already started in Turkey. The ship will be named after the Ukrainian hetman.

Ukraine and Turkey plan to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector, and also hope for the continuation of the Grain Agreement.

The flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, the corvette “Hetman Ivan Mazepa”, is to enter the fleet next year.

Turkey agrees to become a mediator in the evacuation from Ukraine, in addition to 6 Turkish, 38 other ships blocked by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war.

In the first half of May, Turkey doubled its imports of Russian Urals oil compared to the same period in April.

Turkey has made progress in negotiations with the Russian Federation regarding the release of Turkish cargo ships blocked in Ukrainian ports since the beginning of the full-scale war.

Negotiations on the continuation of the “Grain Initiative” will continue.

The agreement on the operation of the “grain corridor” in the Black Sea can be extended for at least another two months.

The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) reports on the export of more than 29 million tons of agricultural products within the framework of the Grain Agreement.