Putin guarantees fertiliser supply to Brazil

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday promised his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro that Russia  "is committed" to maintaining its delivery of much-needed fertilisers to the South American agricultural giant.

Speaking in Brasilia, Bolsonaro said the two leaders had discussed by telephone  "food security" and  "energy insecurity," without giving more details. In its own statement on the conversation, the Kremlin said Putin  "stressed that Russia is committed to carry out its obligations to guarantee the uninterrupted delivery of Russian fertilisers to Brazilian farmers."