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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Struggles to Push Russia, Ukraine into Grain Deal to Avert Food Crisis

08 June 2022, Turkey, Ankara: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the end of a joint press conference following bilateral talks in Ankara. (Turkish Foreign Ministry /dpa)

Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea ports met resistance as Ukraine said Russia was imposing unreasonable conditions and the Kremlin said free shipment depended on an end to sanctions.

The war between Russia and Ukraine, the world's third and fourth largest grain exporters respectively, has added to food price inflation and put global food supplies at risk.

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