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11 May 2023
Two days of talks on the Black Sea Grain Initiative at the level of deputy defense ministers concluded in Istanbul. It was agreed to continue negotiations in the same format soon, as well as to return the ships and crews that were forced to stay in Ukraine.
In the Mykolaiv region, Russians bombed a private enterprise, causing environmental damage worth almost 850 million hryvnias - more than 200 tons of oil products and 145 tons of car tires were burned.
The agreement on the grain corridor in the Black Sea may be extended for at least two more months.
Currently, the Republic of Moldova is not planning to impose restrictions on grain and oilseed imports from Ukraine.
In the seaport of Mariupol, the city on the Sea of Azov, captured by Russian forces, the remaining bulk of grain is burning in the terminal.
10 May 2023
The U.S. Department of State stressed the relevance and urgent need to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative against the backdrop of Russian attempts to thwart the effort and weaponize food supplies.
A meeting of deputy defense ministers of Türkiye, Ukraine, Russia and UN officials to discuss the operation of the "grain corridor" has started in Istanbul.
In the Black Sea, the Russian Federation keeps 17 ships on combat duty, including three Kalibr cruise missile carriers with a total volley of up to 24 missiles.
The operation of the "grain corridor" is actually 90% blocked due to the actions of the Russian side.
On week 40 of the Black Sea Grain Initiative’s operation, May 1 through 7, some 404,000 tonnes of agricultural products were exported through the seaports of Odesa region, which is 10% below the figures recorded last week.
09 May 2023
At a plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted by a majority in the first reading to extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year, starting June 6, 2023.
The European Commission's immediate priority is the unimpeded transit of Ukrainian grain to the European Union with the lowest possible price.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres believes peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow are currently impossible.
In the morning of May 9, nine enemy attacks were recorded in the Sumy region in border communities.
08 May 2023
Russia has refused to register and inspect ships sailing through the grain corridor to enter Ukrainian seaports.
Russia blocks grain corridor again
In response to the restrictions imposed by Moldova on Ukrainian agricultural exports, the Government is preparing a resolution banning Moldovan imports.
07 May 2023
During a working visit to Chișinău, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi expressed disagreement with Moldova's decision to limit the import of grain and oil crops from Ukraine.
05 May 2023
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the details of the creation of an investment fund for the restoration of Ukraine with the management of the BlackRock company.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with a bipartisan delegation of the House of Representatives of the United States. The situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and the grain corridor were discussed.
The Kingdom of Bahrain believes that the ideas of Pope Francis, the peace plan of President Volodymyr Zelensky and China's proposals can be used as a basis for negotiations to reach a settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and is ready to play its mediation role in them
Moldova plans to introduce temporary restrictions on imports of grains and oilseeds from Ukraine.
In the current marketing year (MY) (from July 1, 2022, to May 5, 2023), Ukraine exported 42.477 million tonnes of grains and legumes.
04 May 2023
Moscow will make a grave mistake if it does not extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, because this grain deal concerns the population of Africa and affects the weakest nations.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets will help restore global food security.
03 May 2023
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says he does not see Russia's interest in extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Ukraine and the European Union reach an agreement to extend the "economic visa-free regime" for another year.
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi met with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania Petre Daea in Bucharest.
In 2022, more than 250 million people in the world faced severe hunger amid an escalating global food crisis.
Execution of the state budget significantly stabilized in the first quarter