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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.
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