Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a call with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El-Sisi that Egypt will stop accepting grain Russia exports from Ukrainian territory under occupation.
- Zelensky said Egypt also wants to increase direct purchases of Ukrainian grain.
- The two leaders agreed that their foreign ministers will keep in touch to carry the talks forward.
- Zelensky reported that Egypt voiced readiness to support efforts toward a just peace for Ukraine.
- The presidents discussed Middle East and Gulf tensions and their effect on oil markets, and Zelensky flagged potential Ukraine–Egypt military-technical cooperation and broader ties, with context from Kyiv’s intelligence that Russia moved over 2 million tonnes of seized grain last year worth about $400 million.