Russia issues a warning over future of grain exports via Black Sea after refusing to extend a key agreement allowing safe passage for cargo ships from Ukrainian ports, as fighting enters its 511th day Follow our live coverage👇
A picture taken on July 17, 2023 shows a Russian warship sailing near the Kerch bridge, linking the Russian mainland to Crimea, following an attack claimed by Ukrainian forces. / Photo: AFPRussia has issued a veiled warning over the future of grain exports via the Black Sea after refusing to extend a key agreement allowing safe passage for cargo ships from Ukrainian ports.
The warning came hours after Ukraine said a Russian strike overnight had damaged facilities at the southern port of Odesa, one of the main transit hubs for grain under the pact signed with the United Nations and Türkiye. "Without appropriate security guarantees, certain risks arise here [in the Black Sea]," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Were a new arrangement to allow for exports"formalised without Russia, then these risks should be taken into account", he said. The Kremlin said it was exiting the deal, after months of complaining that elements of the agreement allowing the export of Russian food and fertilisers had not been honoured.
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