Russia’s ban on exporting grain through Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea has been lifted.
The Ukrainian government has promised not to utilise the maritime corridor to start strikes against Russia, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
As of midday on Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with his Turkish counterpart to ensure the continuation of food shipments, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Russians’ promised shipments began this afternoon (0900 GMT), as the Turkish Ministry of Defense independently confirmed.
After a Ukrainian drone bombed a ship in the Russian Black Sea fleet, causing damage, the Kremlin last Saturday cancelled the grain export arrangement. Even without Russian traffic guarantees, the UN, Ankara, and Kiev decided to resume supplies.
It is noteworthy that Ukraine is a major global resource for grains.
Russia is accused of worsening the world food crisis, particularly in underdeveloped nations, by obstructing Ukrainian shipments.
According to the United Nations, since the agreement’s conclusion in July, roughly 10 million tonnes of cereals have left Ukraine.
Regarding additional grain exports from Ukraine, Erdogan stated that underdeveloped nations in Africa, such as Somalia, Djibouti, and Sudan, will be given precedence.
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning, saying that from Moscow’s perspective, he does not rule out suspending the grain export deal once more in the event of infractions.
“If Ukraine breaches the commitments, Russia has the right to withdraw from these accords. Putin said that even if Russia pulled out of the pact, it would still be willing to let food shipments to the world’s poorest nations travel through the designated route.
The World Food Program applauded Russia’s decision to rejoin the grain export pact. According to Martin Frick, director of the program’s Berlin office (dpa). Since the agreement was signed last summer, the World Food Program has shipped more than 220,000 tons of wheat from Ukrainian ports to people with hunger in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Yemen. Soon, 160,000 more tonnes will be transported.
Frick emphasised the need of maintaining food exports, saying, “We must do our best to ensure that food is given for the lowest people at a reasonable rate.
The deal to ship grains from Ukrainian ports is to blame for Russia.
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