Under a deal brokered under the United Nations and Turkey, leaders from Ukraine and Russia signed a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports to resume. Full details of the plan were not released; however, it is expected that some 22 million tonnes worth of Ukrainian grain will now be available on the global market.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov signed separate but identical "mirror" deals with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to Reuters. The accord involves shipments from three Ukrainian ports: Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi, says Guterres. These three ports accounted for just over half of Ukraine’s seaborne grain exports in the 2020-21 season, according to UkrAgroConsult data. “Today, there is a beacon on the Black Sea. A beacon of hope - a beacon of possibility - a beacon of relief in a world that needs it more than ever,” Guterres says in remarks at the signing of the deal. “This is an unprecedented agreement between two parties engaged in bloody conflict.” In an interview with Turkey’s NTV news, Guterres says the grain corridor deal is valid for three months but can be extended if needed. Germany-based broadcaster Deutsche Wells reported that parties have agreed ...
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