“For Moscow’s return to happen, there must be real progress first in the efforts without obstacles for our agricultural products and fertilizers to access the market,” the Deputy Foreign Minister noted in an interview with Rossiya 24 television channel.

The resumption of the initiative will be possible as soon as these conditions exist, he added.

The grain agreement expired on July 17 after a year of implementation, and Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier that the terms of the deal with respect to Russia were not fulfilled, despite the United Nations’ efforts.

The president has repeatedly pointed out that the West exported most of the Ukrainian grain to its own countries and that the main goal of the agreement, to supply grain to the neediest countries, was never achieved.

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