Ukraine and Russia signed a UN-backed deal to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports, potentially averting the threat of a catastrophic global food crisis. The UN secretary general, António Guterres, said at a signing ceremony on Friday that the deal would open the way to significant volumes of food exports from Ukraine and alleviate a food and economic crisis in the developing world. He said that “the beacon of hope was shining bright in the Black Sea” and called on Russia and Ukraine to fully implement the accord. In Kyiv, there is deep scepticism about Russia’s intentions but Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Ukraine was trusting in the UN and Turkey – a key player in the negotiations – to police the agreement. Joanna Partridge looks at what challenges lie ahead in moving millions of tonnes of grain from the blockaded ports.
Wheat grains in a storage facility in Odesa. The UN-backed deal aims to secure the passage of grain and essential goods such as sunflower oil from three Ukrainian ports, including Odesa.
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