Kremlin spokesman said today (24.03.2025) that the Russia and the USA will discuss the renewal of the agreement in order to ensure The safety of commercial navigation in the Black Sea.
In particular, Dmitry Peskov clarified that the “Black Sea Initiative”, which is widely known as The cereal agreementis found in Daily layout of conversations They are held today in Saudi Arabia between a Russian and US official.
He said US President Donald Trump suggested that the Black Sea agreement be discussed and that Putin had agreed to discuss it. “This is primarily for the safety of navigation“, Peskov said, answering a question as to what the Black Sea agreement is equivalent to.
In this context, he added: ‘But if you remember the initiative in its previous form, There was a fairly large part of the obligations to our country that was never fulfilled the last time. Therefore, this will also be on the agenda today. “
Turkey and the United Nations helped mediation for the so -called Initiative of Black Sea grainan agreement that achieved him July of 2022 and allowed the Safe export of nearly 33 million metric tones of Ukrainian cereals through the Black Sea despite the war.
The background of the ceremonial initiative agreement
OR Russia retired from the agreement in 2023saying that Her own exports of food and fertilizers were facing serious obstaclesthough the Russia She is not currently facing serious problems with the channeling of her grain in the market through the Black Sea.
On the basis of one Three -year Memorandum of Understanding in July 2022intended to persuade Russia to remain in the agreement, UN officials agreed help Moscow to channel Russian exports of food and fertilizers to foreign markets.
While Russian exports of food and fertilizers are not subject to western sanctions, Moscow has said that restrictions on paymentsto logistics and at security equivalent with obstacles in loads.
OR Moscow wanted a repetition of Russian ammonia exports and reconnection of Rosselkhozbank State Rural Bank With the international Swift payment system.
Answering a question about Trump’s comments that implied that progress was made to a possible settlement in Ukraine, Peskov said that Russia and the United States agree on the need to move towards a settlement In order to end the war in Ukraine, but there are still many different sides that need to be resolved.
«There’s really common perception here“, Peskov said while stressing”In general, of course, there are still many different sides related to the settlement that need to be resolved. “
“Putin’s moratorium in force”
Kremlin also stated that A Russian moratorium on the bombings of energy infrastructure in Ukraine remains in effectin spite of the reports that Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure targets.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia is watching the situation And the US can do the same and reach their own conclusions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to telephone with his US counterpart Donald Trump last Tuesday (18.0.2025) to adhere to a ceasefire of 30 days in Ukrainian energy targete.
«So far, there have been no other commands from President Putin“, Peskov said in response to a question whether Russia intends to maintain its moratorium or not.
«Our Armed Forces follow all the instructions of the Supreme CommanderBut of course we are watching the situation very carefully. Our US interlocutors can also watch the situation and draw the right conclusions, ”he said.
The Kyiv, who accused Russia of defying her moratorium almost immediately, she said How should he sign an official document in order to suspend his own attacks, which has not happened.
Firefighters made strong efforts for the fifth day today to to extinguish fire at an oil storage facility in southern Russian Krasnodar regionbroke out last week by attack drone The responsibility for which the authorities denied in Ukraine, as the Regional Administration said.