Russia destroyed 13,000 tons of grain by drone attack on the Izmail port on the Danube in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said export capacity at the port had dropped by 15 percent since the late-night attack. He said that Russia wants to stop agricultural exports by systematically attacking grain stocks. Izmail port…
The Nigerian government announced good news to the people suffering from inflation, free grain and increase in salaries from the government. A foreign news agency According to the report Nigeria, an African country rich in petroleum and natural gas reserves, will provide facilities to its people to overcome the economic crisis and reduce the impact…
Photo courtesy: AP. Russia suspends implementation of Black Sea Grain Agreement According to the news agency from London, Great Britain has expressed security over the Russian decision to stop the implementation of the grain agreement. According to the news agency, the British Foreign Ministry from London says that by unilaterally terminating the grain agreement, Russia…
Image courtesy: Al Jazeera. Russia has said in the statement regarding rejoining the grain agreement that it will not think of rejoining the grain agreement only on promises. From Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry says that it will consider re-joining only when concrete results of the agreement are revealed. The Russian Foreign Ministry further said…
Following weeks of negotiations, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports expired on 17 July. “Today’s decision by the Russian Federation will strike a blow to people in need everywhere,” said Mr. Guterres, speaking to journalists at…
In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, António Guterres reiterated “the importance of full and continued implementation” of the agreements signed last July in Istanbul, known as the Black Sea Initiative – allowing Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs safe passage to world markets – and the Memorandum of Understanding with Moscow over fertilizer exports. Russia…
Speaking at the daily press briefing, António Guterres welcomed Russia’s decision to continue its involvement in the Initiative, which has allowed the safe export of more than 30 million tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs from Ukraine, via its Black Sea ports, and also aims to ensure the flow of food and fertilizer from Russia,…
The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for the “facilitation of the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.” Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces…
Martin Griffths, the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed ambassadors on the eve of the expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly 25 million metric tonnes of foodstuff from Ukraine to reach global markets. The accord was signed in Türkiye in July 2022, in parallel with a Memorandum of…
Russia announced earlier that it would agree to a 60-day extension, which is half the number of days agreed when it first expired in November. The UN-brokered deal also endorsed by Türkiye in Istanbul – which includes a Memorandum of Understanding between Russia and the UN to facilitate fertiliser exports – has allowed the exports of 24…
