US EditionUN asks Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that a grain export deal from Ukraine be extended in exchange for connecting a subsidiary of Russia's agricultural bank, which was cut off from the SWIFT international payment system by the EU.
- Russia has threatened to end the grain deal due to unmet demands to export its own grain and fertilizer. One of Moscow's key demands is reconnecting the Russian agricultural bank to the SWIFT network.
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EU helping UN, Turkey in bid to extend Black Sea grain deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkey try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain - that could expire on Monday - and is open to "explore all solutions," a European Union spokesperson said on Thursday. Read full story
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is proposing Russian President Vladimir Putin, in exchange for indirectly joining a subsidiary of Russian agricultural bank Rosselchozbank to the international payment system SWIFT, a nod to extend an agreement allowing safe export of grain from Ukraine via the Black Sea. This is reported by Reuters news agency.
UN asks Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of grain from Ukraine in return for connecting a subsidiary of Russia's agricultural bank to the SWIFT system.
UN chief asks Russian President Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access
Russia has threatened to pull out of the grain contract, which is set to expire on Monday since its requests to ship its grain and fertiliser overseas have yet to be addressed
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