Erdoğan calls on G-20 to compromise with Russia on grain deal

Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on G-20 leaders to meet some of Russia's demands to renew the grain agreement. Source: Bloomberg Details: The media, citing three Turkish officials, notes that Turkiye is asking world leaders to help insure Russian food and fertiliser exports by London's Lloyd's Bank and reconnect Moscow to the SWIFT system for international payments.

G20 members are expected to speak out about the importance of the grain agreement to meet demand in developing countries, especially in Africa, and call for an end to "military destruction" or other attacks on relevant infrastructure.

In addition, they will call for "immediate and unimpeded deliveries of grain, foodstuffs, and fertilizers/inputs from the Russian Federation and Ukraine". Turkish officials report that Turkiye is telling its partners that the way to renew the agreement is to ease some of the sanctions that Moscow says are preventing it from importing agricultural equipment such as tractors or spare parts for them.

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Turkiye's efforts are unlikely to affect Ukraine's allies in the United States and Europe, and Erdogan's acceptance of Russia's demands underscores the challenges he faces in balancing after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Turkiye is seeking to resume supplies as part of a UN-backed agreement that Moscow withdrew from in July. Ukraine is also negotiating with Romania and Bulgaria on an alternative sea route that would pass from Ukrainian ports through Romanian territorial waters. However, this route can potentially only cover a fraction of the needs.

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