Russian leaders have agreed to extend a deal that allows Ukrainian grain exports to leave through the Black Sea, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. The United Nations and Turkey first brokered the Black Sea agreement last July.
The United Nations and Turkey first brokered the Black Sea agreement last July to relieve a growing global food shortage exacerbated by Russia's refusal to let Ukrainian exports leave for months. Despite repeated extensions, Russia had threatened to pull out of the deal this week unless concessions were made.The new deal will extend for two months, until July 18. The initial agreement lasted for 120 days, which was then extended.
“I want to give good news,” Erdogan said, according to the Associated Press. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends, and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended by another two months.” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed the deal, which she described as"an opportunity to help ensure global food security not in words but in deeds, to help first and foremost the countries that need it most," according to Russian state media outlet Tass.
Russia's demands concerned its exports and the disconnection of the Russian Agricultural Bank from the Swift payment system, though it's unclear what concessions, if any, were given to the Russians to extend the deal.Oleksandr Kubrakov, the Ukrainian minister of communities, territories, and infrastructure development, confirmed the grain deal has been extended, saying on Facebook, “The grain deal has been unblocked and will continue to be in effect until July 18.
But, over the last year or so with the deal in place, Ukraine was able to export nearly 56 million tons of grain, about 29 million tons of which came through the Black Sea Grain Initiative; the remainder were direct exports through the European Union solidarity lanes, he added.
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