Concerns are growing that Russia won't extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger. russia ukraine kprc2 click2hou
— meant to ensure vessels carry only food and not weapons that could aid either side — have fallen from a peak of 11 in October to just over two in June.
U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan told reporters that the U.N. proposal involves finding a way to enable Russia to carry out global financial transactions for its food and fertilizer shipments. Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry says 29 vessels were waiting in Turkish waters because Russia refused to allow their inspection.While sanctions don't effect food and fertilizer, Moscow is seeking carveouts from restrictions on the Russian Agricultural Bank, as well as movement on its ammonia, a, to a Ukrainian Black Sea port. But the ammonia pipeline has been damaged in the war, the U.N. said.
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