Grain Shipments from Ukraine Restart Under New Deal
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The first cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain left southern Ukraine on Monday under a new agreement enabling the safe passage of vessels transporting food.
The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni left the port city of Odesa for Lebanon carrying 26,000 metric tons of corn. A deal negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey was signed by Ukrainian and Russian officials on July 22, and is expected to release a large volume of Ukrainian agricultural products for trade amid a growing food security crisis. Grain shipments from Ukraine, one of the world's largest exporters, have been stalled since Russia invaded the country in late February.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Monday that other ships will also be dispatched from Ukrainian Black Sea ports in line with the deal. Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov praised the deal and first shipment as "a colossal success in ensuring global food security." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the ship’s departure was "very positive" and would help test the "efficiency of the mechanisms that were agreed during the talks in Istanbul."
News sources across the political spectrum, especially on the left and center, highlighted the news prominently Monday.
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