Zelenskiy says Ukraine is in talks with Turkey and UN on grain exports

Ukraine has held talks with Turkey, the United Nations and other countries to obtain guarantees for grain exports from Ukrainian ports.

Zelenskiy, along with Magdalena Andersson, stated that talks are actually taking place now with Turkey (and) the U.N. Representatives.

"It is very important that someone guarantees the safety of ships for this or another country, except Russia, which we don't trust. Therefore, we need security for the ships that will arrive here to load foodtuffs.

Zelenskiy stated that Ukraine was working directly with U.N Secretary General Antonio Guterres and that the organization was playing a "leading role" rather than acting as a moderator.

Recent news reports suggested that such talks could soon take place in Turkey, according to recent reports.

Ukraine is one of the largest grain exporters in the world. Russia accuses Ukraine of preventing its ships from moving. Zelenskiy stated that 22 million tonnes of grain were stuck at the moment, with another harvest of 60 million tonnes anticipated for the autumn.

Russia denies that it is blocking grain movement and blames Ukraine for this lack of movement. This is partly due to what it claims are its ports' mining operations.

Russia was also accused by Ukraine of taking grain from its warehouses, and removing it from the country - either to Russian-occupied regions, Russia itself, or to other countries.

On Monday, a Turkish official stated that Turkey had stopped a Russian-flagged cargo vessel off its Black Sea coast. He also said that he was investigating claims by Ukraine that the ship was transporting stolen grain.

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