(ANSA-AFP) - KYIV, JUL 22 - Kyiv said Friday Ukraine will
only sign an agreement with Turkey and the UN to resume grain
exports that were disrupted by Moscow's invasion, excluding any
direct deals with Russia. "Ukraine does not sign any documents
with Russia. We will sign an agreement with Turkey and the UN,"
presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak wrote on Twitter, adding
that Russia would signing a separate "mirror" agreement. He
vowed a Ukrainian "military response" to any "provocations" from
Russia and said Moscow's ships and representatives would not be
allowed in Ukrainian ports used for grain exports. According to
Podolyak, any necessary inspections of cargo ships "will be
carried out by joint groups" in Turkish waters. A delegation
from Ukraine was in Istanbul Friday with a deal set to be signed
to unblock millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukrainian ports
since Russia invaded on February 24. (ANSA-AFP).
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