The pact was brokered with Russia and Ukraine by the United Nations and Turkey in July and renewed for a further 120 days in November
. The aim was to combat a global food crisis that was fuelled in part by Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine and Black Sea blockade.The United Nations and Turkey said on Saturday that the deal had been extended, but did not specify for how long. Ukraine said it had been extended for 120 days. But Russia’s co-operation is needed and Moscow only agreed to renew the pact for 60 days.
To help persuade Russia to allow Ukraine to resume its Black Sea grain exports last year, a three-year deal was also struck in July in which the United Nations agreed to help Russia with its food and fertilizer exports. In a letter to UN officials dated March 16, and posted on Twitter by a Russian diplomat on Saturday, Nebenzia spelled out what Moscow wanted resolved – allowing the Russian Agricultural Bank to return to the SWIFT banking system and allowing the supply to Russia of agricultural machinery and spare parts.
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