Turkey's Fidan says no solution without Russia to grain deal impasse - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ezgi Akin

Ezgi Akin

Jul 21, 2023

A photograph taken on October 31, 2022 shows a cargo ship loaded with grain being inspected in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosphorus in Istanbul. - Cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on october 31, 2022 despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease a global food crisis. As one of the brokers of the grain deal, Turkey has stepped up diplomacy with the two warring countries in a bid to save it as Russia warned — A photograph taken on October 31, 2022 shows a cargo ship loaded with grain being inspected in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosphorus in Istanbul. — Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images

The TQ Samsun bulk carrier transits the Bosporus during the early morning hours on July 18, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey.

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The Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Asl Tia en-route to China transits the Bosporus.

Russia pulls inspectors from Turkey after Kremlin nixes grain deal

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

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Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

The Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zante en-route to Belgium transits the Bosporus carrying 47,270 metric tons of rapeseed from Ukraine.

Russia returns to Ukraine grain deal, easing food crisis fears

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO