UN Security Council to hold meeting on July 21 to discuss Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal

On July 21, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting to discuss Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal and the humanitarian consequences of this decision. This was reported by the British UN mission, The Guardian reports.

It is noted that tomorrow they will discuss Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement, which allowed for the safe export of grain from Ukraine through the Black Sea over the past year.

The humanitarian consequences of this step will be on the agenda. No further details were provided.

On July 17, the Russian dictator’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that the “grain deal” had been effectively suspended. On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the Black Sea Initiative would cease to function on July 18. Russia is withdrawing its guarantees of safety of navigation.

According to Peskov, Russia “will immediately return to the ‘grain deal’ as soon as the agreements related to it are fulfilled.”

It was also reported that on the morning of July 16, the last ship with Ukrainian grain under the grain deal left the port of Odesa.

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that all vessels sailing in the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports will be considered as “potential carriers of military cargo”.

Tags: UN, Black Sea grain deal