Ukraine plays down chances of grain shipments deal

ISTANBUL - Ukraine on Wednesday played down the chances of reaching a UN-brokered agreement with Russia that could allowKyiv's words of caution came after Turkey - a key player in talks aimed at easing growing alarm about global food security - said a deal with Moscow allowed one of its ships to leave a Russian-held port for the first time since the Kremlin's February invasion.

"We welcome the UN Secretary-General's efforts to unblock grain exports from Ukrainian seaports," the Ukrainian foreign ministry's spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Twitter. "Consultations are ongoing. Yet no concrete agreements on holding talks with Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and UN have been reached so far. Security remains a key element of Ukraine's position."across the Black Sea that have been stalled by minefields and a Russian military blockade of Ukrainian ports.

The Turkish defence ministry had earlier said that its"constructive" meeting with Russian generals in Moscow resulted in"an understanding for future negotiations between Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN". "In this context, it was decided that a four-way meeting should be held in Turkey in the coming weeks, after a meeting with the Ukrainian side and the UN," the defence ministry said.The Turkish defence ministry added that the Moscow meeting allowed its Azov Concord dry cargo vessel to leave a port in Mariupol - a city devastated by a weeks-long siege Ukrainian officials estimate claimed 20,000 lives.

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