Russia is pushing a plan to supply Africa with its own agricultural exports and cut Ukraine out of global markets, after withdrawing from a UN-backed grain deal this week, according to three people familiar with the matter.
President Vladimir Putin has proposed a replacement initiative whereby Qatar would pay Moscow to ship its grain to Turkey, which would distribute the crop to “countries in need”, the people said. Neither Qatar nor Turkey have agreed to the idea, which Moscow had not raised to formal levels, they added.
Kyiv and its western backers are likely to be deeply suspicious of Russia’s offer, which would effectively secure Moscow’s naval blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that are a vital economic lifeline for the country.
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