Istanbul Grain Accords Do Not Bar Russia from Continuing Operation in Ukraine: Lavrov
Russia’s commitments under the grain agreements reached in Istanbul do not bar it from continuing its special military operation in Ukraine, which fact has been confirmed by the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday after his visit to the Republic of the Congo, TASS reports.
"Our Western colleagues have developed the skills of presenting any news in a twisted way, in a way that will facilitate its use against Russia. It is no surprise for me. As for the episode <…> in Odessa, there is nothing in the labilities Russia undertook, including under the agreements signed on July 22 in Istanbul, that can bar us from continuing the special military operation and hit military infrastructure and other military targets," he said. "And the United Nations secretariat representatives, by the way, if I take it right, confirmed this interpretation of the documents yesterday."
According to Lavrov, following Russia’ strike at the Odessa port’s military infrastructure, the Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles pose no threat to Russia. "As for the targets hit by high-precision weapons, they are located in a separate part of the Odessa port, the so-called military part. And the targets were a Ukrainian Navy combat boat and a munitions depot holding recently delivered Harpoon anti-ship missiles. These missiles were delivered to pose threats to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Now, they pose no threats," he said.
Apart from that, the Russian top diplomat stressed that there are no obstacles for shipments of grain in accordance with the Istanbul agreements. "Objective experts confirmed what we have been saying from the very beginning - that the Odessa port’s grain terminal is located far from the military part and there are no obstacles for shipping grain to contractors under the Istanbul agreements and we have created none," he stressed.
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