The UN-brokered initiative helped export more than 32 million tonnes of food from Ukraine, and feed some of the most food insecure nations, but Russia says it wants changes to a memorandum of understanding about its own exports.
abc.net.au/news/russia-withdraws-black-sea-initiative-ukraine-grain-deal-un/102602042Russia has withdrawn from a pact that saw more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain exported to 45 different countries in the past year.
"I hope that with this discussion, we can make some progress and continue on our way without a pause," he said to reporters shortly after Russia's announcement. The pipeline has been shut down since the invasion, and last month was damaged by an explosion that led to intensified signals that Russia would pull out of the grain export deal when it expired.Feeding the world
The World Food Program access to 725,000 tonnes of wheat had been delivered to people in need from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, by the World Food Program. Incoming vessels are inspected by the JCC, where inspectors from the UN, Türkiye, Ukraine and Russia check its documents, ensure it is empty and carrying no unauthorised personnel.
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