Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk today as Kyiv hopes to begin exporting grain.
The port is outside the city of Odesa in the southern region.
He said: “Our side is fully prepared. We sent all the signals to our partners – the UN and Turkey, and our military guarantees the security situation.
“The infrastructure minister is in direct contact with the Turkish side and the UN.
“We are waiting for a signal from them that we can start.”
Last week, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the United Nations came to an agreement to unblock exports of grain from southern ports in Ukraine.
However, a day later Odesa was bombarded by Russian missiles.