The Russian government has added 11 British Overseas Territories to its unfriendly countries list, the Russian Cabinet's website said on Sunday.
"Eleven more British Overseas Territories have been added to the list [of territories] that supported the sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia.
These are: Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Turks and Caicos Islands," the message says.
It is noted that originally the list included only three British-controlled territories: the island of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar. "Thus, all 14 British Overseas Territories are now included in the unfriendly countries list," the message reads.
Kremlin spokesman refrains from commenting on reports about talks on grain deal
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov has refrained from commenting reports that Russia and Turkey are negotiating the grain deal status, saying this matter is the competence of the foreign ministry.
"You’d better ask the foreign ministry," he said, when asked by TASS to comment on these reports.
Bloomberg said earlier in the day citing Turkish sources that Russia and Turkey were in talks on the grain deal status. According to the sources, the negotiations will last into Monday, October 31. They claim there are grounds for optimism, despite Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the deal.
The Russian defense ministry said on Saturday that following a terror attack committed by the Kiev regime "with participation of specialists from the United Kingdom against Russian Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships engaged to ensure security of the grain corridor, the Russian side is suspending its participation in the implementation of agreements on the export of food from Ukrainian ports."
Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev said that Russia, including with Turkey’s participation, is ready to supply up to 500,000 tons of grain to the poorest countries in the next four months free of charge.
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