Moscow announced on Saturday to withdraw from the agreement on grain exports, concluded in July under the aegis of Turkey and the UN.
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Ukrainian cereal exports resumed Monday, October 31 in the Black Sea with the support of the UN and Turkey, after the suspension on Saturday by Russia of its participation in the international agreement which guarantees a humanitarian corridor. At least ten cargo ships were engaged with full holds in the maritime corridor, including the Ikaria Angelchartered by the World Food Program with 30,000 tonnes of wheat destined for Djibouti, according to the MarineTraffic website.
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The Joint Coordination Center, responsible for overseeing the international agreement on Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, has scheduled the departure of a dozen cargo ships from Ukrainian ports on the day. Four other boats were to head from Istanbul to Ukraine after inspection of their holds.
Moscow, however, warned against continuing “risky” and even “dangerous” navigation in the Black Sea without its consent. “Under conditions where Russia mentions the impossibility of guaranteeing the safety of navigation in these areas, such an agreement is difficult to apply”said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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Russian and Turkish Defense Ministers Sergei Shoigu and Hulusi Akar discussed on the phone Monday Moscow’s suspension of the agreement, of which Ankara is one of the guarantors, the Russian army announced. “The parties discussed Russia’s suspension of the implementation work agreements on the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports”said on Telegram the Russian Ministry of Defense, without providing further details.