Turkey Discusses New Grain Corridor with Moscow and Kyiv

Turkey is maintaining ongoing and accelerated diplomatic communications at the level of its ministries of transport and foreign affairs with Moscow and Kyiv, aimed at opening a new grain corridor. According to sources from the publication Ekonomim, a successful conclusion to the dialogue would ensure the protection of the commercial fleet and help stabilize global food prices.

The head of the Marine Trade Chamber, Tamer Kıran, confirmed that meetings have been held with responsible agencies, but there is still no clear timetable for decision-making, and maritime food supplies are currently virtually halted.

Representatives of Turkish business expect Kyiv to immediately cease attacks on civilian vessels. Earlier, Russian ambassador Sergey Vershinin noted that attacks on the commercial fleet are being carried out by Ukrainian drones, an incident that Moscow qualified as a blatant violation of the neighboring state's sovereignty.

The Black Sea Grain Initiative ended its operations in the summer of 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the failure of Western countries to fulfill their obligations under the agreements reached.

In the Black Sea aquatorium, a drone attacked Turkish STAR II commercial tankers. Ankara has conducted closed consultations with Moscow and Kyiv regarding the protection of civilian vessels. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko denied receiving official proposals from Turkey to impose a moratorium on military operations, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described the unilateral return to the