Less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed a deal to protect grain exports, Russia bombed a key Ukrainian port throwing the whole agreement into doubt.
He added:"We discussed specific parameters of cooperation in this area, agreed on further contacts between the relevant ministries, and we have a common understanding of the causes of the grain crisis."
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, a blockade of Ukrainian ports by Russia's Black Sea fleet has trapped tens of millions of tonnes of grain, disrupted shipments, sped up a rise in global commodity prices and worsened global supply chain bottlenecks.Missile strikes hit port of Odesa Ukraine estimates it could export 60 million tonnes of grain in eight to nine months if its ports are not blockaded.
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