Ukraine Grain Deal Set to Be Extended, Turkish Officials Say
- Pact would keep open major trade route through Black Sea
- Dysfunction in talks recently has blunted pact’s effectiveness
Grain on a ship during an inspection in Istanbul, Turkey.
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A deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is set to be extended, with Russia agreeing to stay in the beleaguered pact for now, according to Turkish officials.
The agreement — brokered by Turkey and the United Nations — would keep open a major trade route amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, bolstering global food supplies. Moscow had threatened to withdraw from the deal if obstacles to shipments of its own crops and fertilizer weren’t removed.