Erdogan Says Turkey Wants Three-Month Extension of Grain Deal

Turkey wants the safe-transit deal for Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports extended for three months instead of two, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

“I’m hopeful for an extension,” Erdogan said in Istanbul early Saturday in a joint appearance with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The pair discussed the grain deal and other matters late Friday after Ukraine’s leader arrived from Slovakia.