Turkey-UN’s hard work paid off, Russia-Ukraine will have an important agreement, hope of relief from grain crisis
The food crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war is expected to come to an end on Friday. It is reported that a special agreement is going to be signed between the two countries, through which Ukraine will be able to export grain through the Black Sea. The special thing is that Turkey and the United Nations have played an important role in this agreement. After Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February, there was a food crisis around the world.
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN will sign the agreement on Friday. UN chief Antonio Guterres has also reached Istanbul to attend the ceremony. However, nothing has been said officially from Kyiv and Moscow about this agreement. Speaking to the BBC, Odessa MP Oleksiy Honcharenko told that the countries have not yet reached an agreement.
What is included in the plan
During the movement of the consignment, Russia will conduct a ceasefire, check UN-backed Turkish ships to allay Russia’s fears that the ships are not smuggling weapons. Apart from this, the agreement also includes the matter of export of food grains and fertilizers to Russia through the Black Sea.
Finally the hard work paid off
The special thing is that after the war between Russia and Ukraine, there was a crisis of food grains all over the world. To deal with this, the UN and Turkey were working hard for almost 2 months. On the one hand, Russia is refusing to block Ukraine’s ports. Russia has blamed Ukraine for laying mines in the sea and Western sanctions.
At the same time, Ukraine says that Russia’s navy is preventing it from exporting grain and other things. Also Ukraine has accused Russian forces of grain theft. Statistics show that millions of tonnes of grain are trapped in Odessa silos. In such a situation, if exports start, there can be relief from the grain crisis.
The special thing is that if everything goes well, then this will be the first major agreement between the two countries after the invasion. The US State Department has also welcomed this UN-backed deal.
