United States hails Turkish-brokered Ukraine grain deal, urges Russia to act
"We welcome the announcement of this agreement in principle, but what we're focusing on now is holding Russia accountable for implementing this agreement and for enabling Ukrainian grain to get to world markets," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
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- Published Date: 10:05 | 21 July 2022
- Modified Date: 10:09 | 21 July 2022
The United States on Thursday hailed a Turkish-brokered deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports and urged Russia to implement it.
"We welcome the announcement of this agreement in principle, but what we're focusing on now is holding Russia accountable for implementing this agreement and for enabling Ukrainian grain to get to world markets," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
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