Despite Russia’s suspension of the agreement on grain exports from Ukraine, the ships are expected to continue sailing through the Black Sea corridor on Monday. The delegations of the United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine have agreed on a corresponding plan, a statement from the coordination center in Istanbul said on Monday evening.
On Monday, twelve ships will depart through the corridor towards Istanbul, four in the opposite direction. The Russian delegation was informed of this. Currently, there are 21 cargo ships involved in the initiative and loaded with about 700,000 tons of grain at or near the three Ukrainian ports, it said.
Russia canceled the agreement
Russia on Saturday suspended the approval of the exports agreed in the grain agreement ‘indefinitely’. These were agreed in July, brokered by Turkey and the UN, and ended the month-long blockade of Ukrainian grain exports as a result of the Russian war of aggression. According to Turkish information, 9.3 million tons of grain have been shipped since then. It was agreed that the ships and their cargo would be checked as they passed through the Turkish Bosphorus.
The agreement was originally set to expire on November 19, but would have been automatically extended if neither side had objected. Moscow has recently repeatedly criticized the agreement for seeing its own grain and fertilizer exports slowed as a result of sanctions imposed by the West.
Source: Krone
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