MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. All attempts to resume the grain deal without Russia’s participation are ineffective, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
"As for the resumption of the deal, if what we talked about is implemented, the Russia-UN memorandum is implemented in practice, then we can talk about resumption," he said.
"But in any case, without Russia’s participation, probably, palliative measures, individual measures are impossible in terms of their impact on global food security," he added.
The implementation of the grain deal, an agreement on a corridor for ships with Ukrainian grain concluded in July 2022, was terminated on July 17. Russia notified Turkey, Ukraine and the UN of its objection to its extension from July 18. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that the terms of the deal with regard to Russia were not met, despite the efforts of the UN, because Western countries were not going to keep their promises. The Russian leader repeatedly pointed out that the West exported most of the Ukrainian grain to their states, while the deal’s main aim, which was to supply grain to needy countries, including African ones, was never implemented. Nevertheless, Moscow stated that it was ready to immediately return to the grain deal, but it must be implemented in the part that concerns Russia.