Russia on Monday told a top United Nations representative that the extension of a landmark Black Sea grain deal was dependent on the West easing restrictions on its grain and fertilizer shipments. In a meeting in Moscow, Russia’s deputy defense minister Alexander Fomin told UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths that extending the deal, which unlocked Ukrainian agricultural exports from its southern ports, “directly depends on ensuring full implementation of all previously reached agreements.”
Russia says the impact of Western sanctions on logistics, payments, shipping and insurance prevents it from exporting fertilizers and chemicals and that easing those restrictions was a key part of the deal, brokered in July.
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A UN spokesperson said all talks on extending the grain export deal were positive and constructive after meetings Sunday and Monday. Talks will continue.
