A farmer holds grain in his barn in the village of Ptyche in eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (File photo: AP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the traffic of ships carrying Ukrainian grain products had resumed on Wednesday after a phone call between the Turkish and Russian defence ministers.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu called Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to inform that "the grain shipments will continue from 1200 today as planned," Erdogan said in parliament.