Ukraine produces a lot of food, especially grain. To make sure it can sell its crops overseas by ship, an agreement was made.
The agreement, called the Black Sea Grain Initiative, ended in July. It was organized by the United Nations and Turkey.
A short time after, Russia decided not to continue with the deal. This had a big impact on worldwide food prices and put at risk the lives of people who were already hungry, as well as those who were struggling to afford the high cost of living.
British officials think that the Russian president‘s request to cancel the agreement caused 300,000 tons of grain to be wasted. This much grain could have fed 1,300,000 individuals.
Since then, the Home Office said, Moscow has been focusing more on attacking Ukrainian ports and civilian buildings, such as 130 harbors in Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Reni.
The department said: ‘We are working with Ukraine and other partners to make shipping safer. We still strongly recommend that British ships in Ukrainian ports and waters should be extra cautious because of the danger from Russia.
The UK is using technology to keep an eye on what Russia is doing in the Black Sea. These abilities will allow us to identify and expose any additional Russian attacks on ordinary ships or buildings.
We promise to make sure Ukraine can keep sending its agricultural products out of the country using different ways, such as the “humanitarian corridor”, land routes, and the Danube River.
‘The UK will keep working with Ukraine and many other countries to accomplish this. ‘
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