According to a deal negotiated by the UN for the secure shipment of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, ship inspections have resumed, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov announced on Wednesday.
“Ship inspections are being resumed, despite the RF’s (Russian Federation) attempts to disrupt the agreement,” he posted on Facebook.
After two days of negotiations, according to the Russian news agency RIA and the UN coordinator’s press office, inspections had already begun.
Kubrakov is in Turkey to talk about the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Russia and Ukraine committed to last July in an effort to assist ease a worldwide food crisis.
Moscow claims it simply consented to extending the contract through May 18. After that, the pact would expire in 60 days, according to Kiev and the UN, who are seeking an agreement to assure its continuation.
According to Kyiv, Russian inspectors barred access to ships carrying grain from Ukraine.
Mykola Solsky, the Ukrainian agriculture minister, claimed on Wednesday that Moscow was making things more difficult for Ukraine at a time when three nations in eastern Europe had prohibited the import of grain and food from Ukraine.
Solsky told reporters, “Clearly, the Russians could not fail to take advantage of these nuances on the western (Ukrainian) border.”
According to the Russian foreign ministry, Ukraine and the United Nations were causing issues with the ship inspections on Wednesday, according to RIA.
Although Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary continue to impose import restrictions, Ukraine and Poland reached an agreement on Tuesday to open up the passage of Ukrainian grain beginning on Friday.
