MOSCOW, July 25 It is important that Ukrainian grain supply channels are not used for military purposes, the Russian Federation will continue to fight against this, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
“It is very important for us that different supply channels are not used by the Kiev regime for military purposes, in order to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, and so on. We will continue to fight against this,” Peskov said.
The grain deal ceased on July 18, the Russian Federation notified Turkey, Ukraine and the UN of its objection to its extension. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that the terms of the deal with Russia were not kept, despite the efforts of the UN, because Western countries were not going to keep their promises. Putin has repeatedly pointed out that the West exported most of the Ukrainian grain to their states, and the main goal of the deal — the supply of grain to needy countries, including African ones — was never realized.
After the cessation of the Black Sea grain initiative and the curtailment of the maritime humanitarian corridor, all ships en route to Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea waters are considered as potential carriers of military cargo from midnight on July 20, 2023 and are considered involved in the Ukrainian conflict on the side of the Kiev regime, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Earlier, Bloomberg wrote that a number of representatives of the shipping business are confident that after the expiration of the grain deal, no one «in their right mind» will send ships along unsafe routes at sea.