Representatives of Russia and Ukraine meet in UAE to swap prisoners
Ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine met in the United Arab Emirates last week to discuss the possibility of military reforms linked to the resumption of Russian ammonia exports, which go to the United Arab Emirates. Three sources familiar with the meeting said Asia and Africa through the Ukrainian pipeline.
The sources said the Gulf president moderated the talks. They still need to include the United Nations despite the central role of the UN in ongoing negotiations on the export of agricultural products from the port. Three of Ukraine. However, the talks aim to remove the remaining barriers to the plan extended last week and reduce global food shortages by opening Ukraine’s exports to Russia, they added.
According to Alarabiya News, the sources asked not to be revealed to discuss sensitive topics without restrictions. The representatives of Russia and Ukraine visited Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on November 17, where they discussed the possibility of Russia resuming the export of ammonia in exchange for a prisoner exchange that would free a large number of Ukrainian prisoners and Russia, source. Said.
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Reuters could not immediately report progress on the talks. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar, told Reuters that “the release of our prisoners is part of the negotiations for opening the export of ammonia to Russia,” adding “of course, we are looking for ways to make every opportunity possible. ” Bodnar said he did not know if the conference occurred in the United Arab Emirates.
Putin said on Wednesday that Russian officials would work to unlock Russian fertilizers stuck in European ports and resume ammonia exports. The foreign ministry of UAE, defense and foreign services of Russia and Ukraine did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
A spokesman denied commenting when asked if the United Nations was involved in the talks. The export of Russian ammonia will be through a pipeline in the Black Sea.
The pipeline is designed to transport up to 2.5 million tons of ammonia gas annually from Russia’s Volga region to the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, known as Yuzhny in Russia, near Odesa, to ship to international buyers. It was closed after Russia sent its troops to Ukraine on February 24.
The export of ammonia was not included in the renewal of the Grains Corridor Agreement endorsed by the UN, which restored commercial exports from Ukraine.
