Zelenskiy says Ukraine is in talks with Turkey, UN on grain exports

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson attend a joint news briefing, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Ukraine is holding talks with Turkey and the United Nations to secure guarantees for grain exports from Ukrainian ports, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.

"Talks are in fact going on now with Turkey and the U.N. (and) our representatives who are responsible for the security of the grain that leaves our ports," Zelenskiy told a news conference alongside Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.