Russia wants to halve the extension period of the Grain Agreement

Russian federation agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Agreement for only 60 days. Earlier, representatives of the terrorist country hinted that they could cancel their decision.

Russian federation “does not object” to another extension of the “Black Sea Initiative” after March 18, but only for 60 days, russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said.

Moscow has previously complained that while the deal ensures exports of russian agricultural goods, sanctions against other industries such as banking hamper russian trade.

Instead, Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov notes that the Agreement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative provides for an extension for at least 120 days, so russia’s position on extending the agreement for only 60 days contradicts the document signed by Turkey and the UN.

The UN expectedly did not comment on the violation of the terms of the Grain Initiative, stating that they “take note” of russian federation’s statement on the extension of the Agreement.

“The UN will do everything possible to preserve the integrity of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and ensure its continuity,” their statement reads.

In general, the UN-brokered Agreement has already allowed Ukraine to export 24 million tons of grain and make more than 1,600 safe voyages of ships across the Black Sea.