UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Moscow and Kyiv to show a “spirit of compromise” and ensure the continued success of the grain deal that enabled the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine.
Speaking at a press conference after talks in Lviv with Ukraine and Turkey’s leaders, Guterres tells reporters that 21 ships had departed from Ukrainian ports under the deal in less than a month, and 15 vessels had left Istanbul for Ukraine to load up with grain and other food supplies.
Guterres also reiterated his plea for the demilitarisation of the nuclear power plant held by Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia, saying he was gravely concerned by the situation in and around it.
Russia has dismissed the proposal, claiming it would make the facility “more vulnerable”.
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