Russia ready to let Ukrainian grain out of Mariupol, Berdyansk - Putin
MOSCOW. June 3 (Interfax) - Russia is almost through with the demining of the Azov seaports of Berdyansk and Mariupol, President Vladimir Putin said.
"Yes, the Azov Sea ports - Berdyansk, Mariupol - are under our control, we are ready to ensure trouble-free export, of Ukrainian grain included, through those ports. Go ahead," Putin said in an interview with the Rossiya-1 channel's Moscow.Kremlin.Putin host Pavel Zarubin.
"We are finishing the demining work. The Ukrainian troops had once planted three layers of mines there, and this work is nearly over. We will create the necessary logistics. Yes, we'll do it," Putin said.