The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed Ukraine to export over 32 million tonnes of grain over the last year, is set to expire midnight on Monday Istanbul time if Russia continues to refuse to renew the deal.
ISTANBUL, Türkiye - The clock was ticking down Monday on the deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea, with the agreement set to expire at midnight Istanbul time .
Over the course of the last year, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has enabled the export in cargo of more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain."The applications have not been approved by all parties," said a statement from the Joint Coordination Centre that oversees the agreement. "No new ships have been approved to participate since 27 June."
Putin has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the agreement, arguing that elements of the deal allowing the export of Russian food and fertilisers had not been honoured. The deal has helped the World Food Programme bring relief to countries facing critical food shortages such as Afghanistan, Sudan and Yemen.
On Friday Ukraine said it had over the past week advanced nearly two kilometres around the southern city of Melitopol, occupied by Russia shortly after the war began. Some analysts think their aim is to push down towards the Sea of Azov to cut Russian lines and isolate Russian-occupied Crimea. She nevertheless said Ukrainian forces were "gradually moving forward" near the eastern city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces seized in May.
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