Russia is “ready” to help an “unfettered” export of grain from Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Saturday during a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

“Russia is ready to help find options for unhindered export of grain, including Ukrainian grain from ports on the Black Sea,” the Kremlin said in a statement released after the conversation. telephone call, which took place against the background of fears of a serious food crisis due to the Russian offensive in Ukraine.

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