Russian foreign minister on Black Sea grain deal: ‘We were lied to’

Russia was lied to about the Black Sea grain deal, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency. When asked by Anadolu if he has a response to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ remarks when he said some are questioning if Russia has “any real interest in re-joining the Black Sea Initiative,” Lavrov said he cannot respond to “his mood at that.” “We were lied to, and the Secretary-General was forced to, was misled,” he said. “They (the West) directly said we would ease sanctions to help facilitate the export of Russian fertilizer and grain, they said this directly,” Lavrov told a UN news conference in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. “It […] Source

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