Tayyip Erdogan of Zagreb, Croatia, expressed his understanding of Vladimir Putin’s recent objections to the way an agreement is being implemented to allow Ukrainian grain to be exported from Black Sea ports.

On Wednesday, the Russian president said in the hall of the international economic forum in Vladivostok that the West is not fulfilling its obligations to open its markets to Russian grain and fertilizers. In addition, he argued that “almost all” Ukrainian grain exports go to the rich countries of the West, and not to the poor countries of the third world, which need it more. His statements raised concerns about the non-renewal of the agreement reached with the mediation of Turkey and the UN, which entered into force on August 1 and is designed for 120 days.

“So far, there has been no grain export from Russia,” the Turkish president said at a joint press conference with his Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanovic, adding that his country is in favor of exporting Russian food and fertilizers. “There is one more thing Putin is right about: grain goes to rich countries,” Erdogan added, which he said angered the Russian president, given that the countries that imposed sanctions on his country are benefiting.

Erdogan visited Zagreb as part of a mini tour of the Balkans, with previous stops in Sarajevo and Belgrade. At yesterday’s press conference, he stated that the Dayton Agreement was responsible for the evils in Bosnia and Herzegovina and called for more progress in the spirit of equality of the three communities (Bosniaks, Croats, Serbs).