Bloomberg: Türkiye offered to help clear the exit from the port of Odessa for the sake of exporting Ukrainian grain

The Turkish authorities have offered assistance with clearing the exit from the port of Odessa in order to resume the export of Ukrainian grain, Bloomberg writes, citing sources.

According to the agency, Turkey has agreed on this proposal with Russia and hopes to receive UN support. Ukraine is “skeptical” about the idea, fearing that Russia will use the safe corridor to attack Odessa, Bloomberg sources say. openly in this vein . spoke Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba

On June 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Ukrainian media, named Turkey among the countries that Ukraine trusts as possible participants in resolving the crisis. At the same time, in his opinion, the best guarantee of security in this situation would be the supply of anti-ship weapons to Ukraine.

The issue of unblocking Ukrainian ports on Monday was also discussed by the defense ministers of Ukraine and Turkey.

• Ukraine is one of the largest grain exporters in the world. Due to the Russian invasion, a significant part of exports has stopped, which creates the threat of a global food crisis. Russia, which has seized part of the major Ukrainian ports, blames Kiev for what is happening, arguing that exports are hindered by Ukrainian mining approaches to its ports.