Full details of the accord were not immediately released, but it raises hope of easing a potential international food crisis
Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion can be eased.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who would potentially co-sign any deal, was heading to Turkey. The Russian defense minister and Ukrainian infrastructure minister were also heading to Istanbul for the signing, sources said. Diplomats said last week details of the plan included Ukrainian vessels guiding grain ships through mined port waters, with Turkey overseeing inspections of ships to allay Russian concerns they might smuggle weapons to Ukraine.
Russia’s defense ministry said on Friday its forces had destroyed four HIMARS systems between July 5-20. Reuters could not verify the assertion. Such air-defense systems, tipped with smaller warheads to shoot down aircraft and missiles, are not likely to be able to penetrate hardened military structures on the ground and their crews will have little training for such missions, Britain’s defense ministry said in an intelligence update on Friday.
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