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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tom Balmforth

Exclusive-Zelenskiy suggests resuming Russia ammonia exports in exchange for POWs, Kremlin says no

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives for an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he would only back the idea of reopening Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine if Moscow handed back prisoners of war (POWs), an idea the Kremlin quickly rejected.

In an interview, Zelenskiy told Reuters he had proposed the arrangement to the United Nations, which has suggested resuming Russian ammonia across Ukraine to ease a global shortage of fertiliser.

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