Putin thanks Erdogan for his contribution to "grain deal"

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, expressed the hope that most of the food under the grain deal will go to the poorest countries.

“I would like to thank you again for the contribution that you are making and have made to the implementation of the food program, I mean the export of Ukrainian grain. Let's really hope that a significant part of it - so far this has not been achieved - will still go through the UN Food Program for the poorest countries," the Russian leader said on September 16 in Samarkand, Anadolu Agency reports.

The politician also said that Russian operators have received a signal that they can export their products through Türkiye.