Vladimir Putin promised to the countries of Africa free grain in case of refusal from the grain transaction

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin declared that if Moscow will not begin to prolong the grain transaction in 60 days (on May 18), will put the grain to the countries of Africa free of charge. He emphasized that the question of further participation in the agreement will depend on complex execution of conditions of the agreement. Vladimir Putin Photo: Dmitry Azarov, newspaper "Kommersant" "If all of us will make the decision not to prolong this transaction in 60 days, we are ready all that volume which was sent for the previous time to especially needing countries of Africa, to put from Russian Federation to these countries free of charge" — Vladimir Putin told on...