ALBAWABA - Russia revealed its intention to discuss renewing its Ukraine grain deal with the United Nations.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that a Russian delegation is expected to discuss the renewal of the grain deal in Geneva on Monday.
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Zakharova stated: "The next rounds of consultations are scheduled for March 13 in Geneva. The Russian interdepartmental delegation will take part... The deal will be discussed."
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the UN secretary-general António Guterres called for the extension of a vital deal allowing Russian and Ukrainian wheat and fertilizers to be exported through the Black Sea.
