Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 16 urged the UN to exert pressure on the EU to lift restrictions it has imposed on Russian fertilizer exports to developing countries, according to Deutsche Presse-Agenur (DPA).
Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Samarkind, Uzbekistan, he said Russia was prepared to donate 300,000 mt of fertilizer to developing countries “free of charge,” noting that this quantity had built up at EU ports.