Russia halts wartime deal on Ukraine grain

(17 Jul 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Izmail, Ukraine - 26 April 2023 1. Grain dropping as it gets unloaded HEADLINE: Russia halts wartime deal on Ukraine grain 2. Various of grain being unloaded from trucks to get loaded onto barges ANNOTATION: Russia has halted its wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. 3. Various of grain getting moved by machine ANNOTATION: It’s the end of a breakthrough accord that the United Nations and Turkey brokered last summer to allow food to leave the Black Sea region. 4. Various of barge at Izmail Port ANNOTATION: The deal came after Russia invaded Ukraine nearly a year and a half ago. 5. Various of grain barges ANNOTATION: The Black Sea Grain Initiative provided assurances that ships won’t be attacked entering and leaving Ukrainian ports. 6. Various of barges at sea ANNOTATION: The warring nations are major global suppliers of wheat, barley, and other affordable food products that developing nations rely on. STORYLINE: Russia halted an unprecedented wartime deal on Monday that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own agricultural shipments to the world are met — even though the country has been shipping record amounts of wheat and its fertilizers also have been flowing. “When the part of the Black Sea deal related to Russia is implemented, Russia will immediately return to the implementation of the deal,” Peskov said. Russia has complained that restrictions on shipping and insurance have hampered its exports of food and fertilizer — also critical to the global food chain. It’s the end of a breakthrough accord that the United Nations and Turkey brokered last summer to allow food to leave the Black Sea region after Russia invaded its neighbour nearly a year and a half ago. The deal provided assurances that ships won’t be attacked entering and leaving Ukrainian ports. A separate agreement facilitated the movement of Russian food and fertilizer amid Western sanctions. In April footage from the southern Ukrainian port of Izmail showed grain being taken by barge down a branch of the Danube river through Romania to the Black Sea port of Constanta for shipment onward. The warring nations are both major global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other affordable food products that developing nations rely on. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...