The State Department denies accusations of delaying judicial inspections over the food deal

Moscow, January 21 – The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia rejects the accusations of artificial delays in the inspection of ships as part of the “grain deal”, and that the list of checks and passages prepared by the Ukrainian side.

“We also do not confirm the data in the UN press release about what are claimed to be more than 100 ships in Turkey’s territorial waters connected to the initiative, in addition to the average waiting time of 21 days. Currently, there are 64 ships,” the commentary on the ministry’s website said. The Russian Foreign Ministry on the press release published by the United Nations Secretariat regarding the Lions Sea Initiative says.