Russia, US bicker at UN over donating fertiliser to Syria

A farmer drives a sprayer to apply fertilizer on wheat [Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images]

Russia and the United States bickered, on Tuesday, over whether Russian fertiliser could be donated to Syria as Moscow heightens complaints about obstacles to its fertiliser shipments before the renewal of a deal allowing Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, Reuters reports. Some 260,000 tonnes of Russian fertiliser has been stuck in several European ports, most of it in Latvia. Russian fertiliser producer, Uralchem-Uralkali, has been working with the United Nations to donate the fertiliser to countries in need. In November, a shipment of the fertiliser – relied on by many countries to boost farm yields – was delivered to Malawi and a second shipment is due to be delivered to Kenya in March. "Food and fertilisers are not under sanctions," […] Source

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