Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitriy Peskov stated that Russia carried out an attack on only military infrastructures in the Port of Odessa and said, “(Attacks) have nothing to do with the infrastructure used to implement grain shipment agreements. This does not and should not affect the start of the shipment process.”

Peskov made statements to reporters in the capital Moscow about the signing of the “Secure Shipment of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports Initiative Document” between Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations (UN).

Peskov said that a very intense work has been put into place in order to reach the agreements for grain shipment and said, “But let’s wait to be able to make an assessment of the functioning of the mechanisms created according to these agreements.”

Pointing out that the UN should also do its part on the indirect restrictions on Russian grain and fertilizer producers, Peskov said, “There are no direct restrictions, but there are indirect restrictions that prevent these shipments from being fully made, which is very necessary for international markets, especially in regions where hunger has begun to materialize. This is very important,” he said.

‘ATTACKS AGAINST MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE’

Peskov also conveyed the following regarding Russia’s missile attack on the Odessa Port on July 23:

“These attacks relate only to military infrastructure. It has nothing to do with the infrastructure used to implement grain shipment agreements. This does not and should not affect the start of the shipping process.”

Speaking about the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, which causes problems between Europe and Russia, Peskov said that Russia provides energy security for Europe and that they do not want gas shipments to the continent to be completely cut off.

Peskov noted that after the commissioning of the turbine engine for Nord Stream, which is expected to be shipped from Canada, natural gas shipments will resume at the maximum technically possible level, adding that “The turbine will be installed, but there are problems with other units as well. The turbine will be installed and the gas will be pumped at the technologically possible level.”

Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov announced that yesterday (July 24) a Ukrainian warship in the port of Odessa, Ukraine, struck the Harpoon anti-ship missile depot, which was given by the USA.

Konashenkov said, “A Ukrainian warship and the Harpoon anti-ship missile depot given by the United States to the Kyiv regime were destroyed at the site of the ship repair factory in the port of Odessa with long-range high-precision missiles launched from the sea. In addition, the production facilities of the ship repair and modernization enterprise of the Ukrainian Navy was deactivated”.

Source: https://www.news2sea.com/attacks-on-odessa-port-will-not-affect-grain-shipments/