Russia may return to discussions of Black Sea Grain Initiative - U.S. rep to UN

NEW YORK, UN. Aug 2 (Interfax) - Washington sees indications of Russia's interest in returning to discussions of the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said at a press on Tuesday.

"We have been told is that they are prepared to return to discussions, and we haven't seen any evidence of that yet, but I suspect that they know if they want to get their fertilizer out to market [...] they're going to have to return to this deal," she said.

"We have seen indications that they might be interested in returning to discussions," Thomas-Greenfield said.

"I hope that Russia will come to understand the importance of this grain deal. They've benefited from this grain deal," she said.