The Italian newspaper Ansa notes, that when signing an agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain in Istanbul, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich sat in the forefront.
At the same time, it is not reported what role the former owner of the Chelsea football club played in the negotiations..
It is worth recalling, that Abramovich was also seen at the Russian-Ukrainian so-called peace talks in March in the same Istanbul. true, these negotiations were fruitless.
Then the Israeli edition of The Jerusalem Post reported, that Kyiv asked the Russian oligarch to help negotiate with Moscow.
The appearance of Abramovich at the signing of a new important agreement suggests that, that he is still in demand today as a communicator of contacts between Moscow and Kyiv. And it's still not clear, what is his status, and which side cannot do without his mediation.
After the start of the conflict in Ukraine, serious problems began on the world grain market, since Ukraine, along with Russia, is the leading supplier of grain to the world market. Ukraine has about a quarter of the arable land in all of Europe.
Negotiations have been going on for a long time on the possibility of safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea.. The negotiations were attended by representatives of the UN and Turkey. As a result, yesterday in Istanbul, the parties nevertheless signed an agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain. At the same time, all restrictions on the export of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to the world market were unlocked..
