MOSCOW, July 16 The last ship under the grain deal left Odessa, Reuters reports, citing an eyewitness and data from the MarineTraffic service.
«The last ship under a UN-brokered deal allowing the safe export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea left the port of Odessa on Sunday morning, before the deadline for extending the deal,» the post reads.
This is a dry cargo ship Samsun sailing under the Turkish flag.
The grain deal expires on July 17. A year ago, representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN signed a package of documents that determined the algorithm for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products from the Black Sea ports and provided for the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian food and fertilizers to world markets. In particular, they discussed the reconnection of Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT, the resumption of supplies of agricultural machinery, spare parts and services, and the restoration of the operation of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline.
Moscow has repeatedly noted that the deal does not work with regard to Russian products, and Ukrainian grain is sent primarily to Europe, and not to needy countries in Africa. President Vladimir Putin called the agreement a one-way game because nothing had been done for Russia.
As Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov noted, under such conditions there are no prerequisites for extending the grain deal.