As Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey sign agreements with the UN, the global food crisis is anticipated to improve

Russia and Ukraine are two of the leading exporters of food in the world. Following the invasion of the nation on February 24, Ukraine's ports were blocked, trapping dozens of ships and 20 million tonnes of grain in silos, raising grain prices around the world.

Digital Desk: According to Reuters, Russia and Ukraine struck agreements on Friday with the United Nations and Turkey paving the way for crucial grain supplies to international markets despite the fighting.

The contract to begin grain exports from Ukraine across the Black Sea is expected to be fully operational in a few weeks and will bring shipments back to the pre-war level of five million tonnes per month. The agreement is made as a war between the two nations enters its fifth month on Saturday.

Here are the ten highlights of the Ukraine-Russia grains deal:-

1. The agreement, which was inked in the Turkish capital of Istanbul, is viewed as the first step toward easing a global food crisis brought on by the war. According to the AP, separate agreements were reached with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, was present at the ceremony.

2. Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary general, declared: "Today, the Black Sea is a lighthouse. A world that needs it more than ever needs a beacon of hope, promise, and relief.

3. Russia and Ukraine are two of the leading exporters of food in the world. Following the invasion of the nation on February 24, Ukraine's ports were blocked, trapping dozens of ships and 20 million tonnes of grain in silos, raising grain prices around the world.

4. As the international organisation for peace is aiming at a very speedy rate of implementation, a UN official claimed that a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) will be established. Before the programme is fully implemented, the official said that there were a few small concerns that needed to be resolved.

5. According to the plan, grain would be put onto ships as they navigate through safe passageways over mined waters to three ports, including the important hub of Odesa, according to Reuters.

6. After leaving the Black Sea's Ukrainian territorial waters, these ships will travel through the Bosphorus strait to a Turkish port for inspection before departing for their final destinations. The official stated, "We are aiming for a monthly export from those three ports of around 5 million metric tonnes, which was the pre-war level.

7. According to the officials, the plan would initially be in effect for 120 days but will be renewable, and they "do not foresee to end it any time soon." Representatives from all sides will oversee operations, vessel inspections, and potential accidents, the UN official added. Russia and Ukraine have both agreed to refrain from attacking any of the initiative's participating vessels. The person claimed, "This centre in Istanbul will be the beating heart of the operation and is quite similar to... ceasefire monitoring."

8. International assurances that the Kremlin wouldn't assault the Black Sea port of Odesa via the safe corridors were requested by Ukraine. Additionally, according to AP, Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of stealing grain from eastern Ukraine and purposefully setting Ukrainian fields on fire with bombardment. The president of Ukraine's advisor, Mykhailo Podolyak, insisted that there would be no Russian ships accompanying ships and no Russian officials present in Ukrainian ports. According to him, Ukraine also has urgent military preparations "in case of provocations."

9. According to AFP, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated on Friday that Kiev relies on the United Nations, not Russia, to fulfil the terms of an agreement made in Istanbul to restore grain exports that had been halted by Moscow's invasion. "Russia is not trusted by Ukraine. Nobody, in my opinion, has good cause to believe in Russia. We place our faith in the UN to be the driving force behind this agreement "Kuleba declared.

10. Ned Price, a spokesman for the US State Department, stated that the US welcomes the deal in theory. "But what we're concentrating on right now is keeping Russia responsible for carrying out this agreement and for making it possible for Ukrainian grain to reach international markets. Russia has been imposing this siege for far too long, Price remarked.