Impasse remains over Russian grain, fertilizer exports: Russia

There is no progress in removing obstacles to Russian grain and fertilizer exports caused by the West’s “sanction strategy”, a senior Russian diplomat in Washington said on Tuesday, ahead of the expiry of a deal safeguarding Ukrainian grain exports.

The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July which allows Ukrainian grain trapped by the conflict to be safely exported from the country’s Black Sea ports, is set to expire on May 18.