Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan declared on Monday that, in his opinion, Putin is still willing to renew the grain deal, despite the fact that hours before Russia announced that the agreement, key to allowing the export of the vital Ukrainian grain through the ports of the Sea Black, had expired “de facto” after a Ukrainian attack on the Kerch bridge – which connects Crimea with Russia – which caused serious damage and left 2 dead. “I think that despite today’s statement, my friend (Putin) wants to continue the deal,” Erdoğan told reporters before leaving on a 3-day visit to the Gulf countries.
Despite Erdoğan’s words, Putin had already announced before the attack that he would not renew the deal – which expired today – as his demands for Russia to export its own agricultural products had not been met. The end of the grain deal means that one of the main grain-producing countries in the world, Ukraine, will not be able to export its products by sea, which will de facto mean a rise in prices, compromising world food security, especially in the most vulnerable countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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