Russia said on April 13 that there would be no extension of the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer. The Ukraine grain Black Sea export deal was brokered by the UN and Turkey in July last year to help alleviate a global food crisis worsened by conflict disrupting exports from two of the world's leading grain suppliers. "Without progress on solving five systemic problems...there is no need to talk about the further extension..." the Russian Foreign Ministry said. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Russia Says Black Sea Grain Deal May Be Nearly Over
A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea near Istanbul (file photo)