Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that the Russian Federation does not yet see hope and prerequisites for continuing the grain agreement. This was reported by TASS.
According to the permanent representative, so far all UN proposals on the grain agreement are not of a fundamentally new nature and do not contribute to finding a long-term sustainable solution.
“We do not see “added value” in these,” he said.
As the diplomat noted, the initial humanitarian nature of this Black Sea initiative very quickly turned into a commercial nature, and as a result it was “successfully carried out in the interests of Kiev and Ukraine, instead of providing aid to the countries that need it most, beneficiaries of the prosperous Western states.”
David Harland, formerly Executive Director of the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) statedIt is stated that it will not be possible to return to the previous grain agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports, and this will require a new format of interaction between Moscow and Kiev.
On July 22, 2022, representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN signed a grain agreement in Istanbul. The agreement includes Russia helping export Ukrainian grain, food and fertilizers across the Black Sea from three ports, including Odessa.
A memorandum of understanding was also signed in Istanbul between the Russian Federation and the UN, which includes the organization’s obligation to lift restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to world markets.
On July 17, 2023, the agreement was terminated.
Putin before stated About the readiness to replace Ukrainian grain.