Foreign Ministry spokesman asks Moscow to clarify conditions for resumption of grain trade
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The head of the State Department's sanctions office, James O'Brien, told reporters covering a possible renewal of the grain deal that Russia first of all “needs to be clear about what it wants”.
< p>According to O' 39;Brien Russia has made a number of different demands to keep Russian institutions from receiving services from the private sector.
He added that the US has expressed a willingness to help with this problem, but he does not yet understand what Russia will consider a success.
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The official noted that Russia exported 61.8 million tons of grain last year, which is 10-15% more than years ago. In that regard, he said Russia's export process was working and called Russian complaints “minor claims against the system.”
Russia previously said the grain deal was not working when it came to reconnecting Rosselchozbank to SWIFT. , as well as the resumption of supplies of Russian agricultural machinery, spare parts and fertilizers. Russia also demanded the restoration of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline.