Ukraine grain export deal back on track as Russia resumes participation

KYIV, 03 November 2022, (TON): Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger.

Moscow announced the sudden reversal after Turkiye and the United Nations helped keep Ukrainian grain flowing for several days without a Russian role in inspections.

The Russian defense ministry justified the change by saying it had received guarantees from Kyiv not to use the Black Sea grain corridor for military operations against Russia. Kyiv did not immediately comment on that, but has denied in the past using the agreed shipping corridor as cover for attacks.

A defense ministry statement said “the Russian Federation considers that the guarantees received at the moment appear sufficient, and resumes the implementation of the agreement.”

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