Erdogan Eyes Progess on Black Sea Grain from Putin Ahead of G-20

09/04/2023 14:26
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Erdogan Eyes Progess on Black Sea Grain from Putin Ahead of G-20

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek to persuade Vladimir Putin on Monday to revive a UN-backed Black Sea grain deal but a barrage of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian port facilities set a somber tone just before the talks.

  • Russian strikes set somber tone on eve of crop export talks
  • End of safe corridor has stoked tensions, shaken grain markets
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek to persuade Vladimir Putin on Monday to revive a UN-backed Black Sea grain deal but a barrage of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian port facilities set a somber tone just before the talks.

Erdogan is due to meet Putin in the Russian resort town of Sochi, hoping to come away with a new framework for negotiations that he can present to global leaders at the Group of 20 Summit in India later in the week.

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