UN confirms “grain corridor” to resume on November 3

The UN confirmed the resumption of the "grain corridor" on November 3. The passage of ships will be ensured.

Rubryka reports, referring to the Twitter account of Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov.

"Black Sea Grain Initiative continues. On Thursday, November 3, eight vessels with agricultural products are expected to pass through the "grain corridor." We got confirmation from ⁦the UN⁩," said the head of the department.

The minister added that inspections of vessels would be held in the Bosphorus on November 2.

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On October 29, russia's defense ministry announced that the russian federation was suspending its participation in the "grain agreement." They said that the cause was a "terrorist attack" against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels, which Ukraine allegedly carried out with the participation of UK specialists. Britain reacted to this accusation by calling this an "invented story."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, called on other states to demand that the russian federation "stop the hunger games" and return to its obligations. The UN reported that they already knew about the decision of the russian authorities and maintained communication with the russian federation.

President Volodymyr Zelensky called russia's statements about withdrawing from the "grain agreement" "predictable" and believes that the russian federation decided on this back in September.

On October 27, the Ukrainian government reported that during the 88 days of operation of the "grain corridor," 397 ships with 9 million tons of agricultural products left Ukraine.

As Rubryka reported, in the afternoon of October 30, Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure announced the suspension of sea exports of grain.

On October 31, despite russia's demarche, Ukraine continued to export grain by sea.

On November 1, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations decided to suspend the "grain corridor" operation within the Black Sea Grain Initiative for Wednesday, November 2.

Later, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar emphasized that Ankara would continue to implement the Black Sea Grain Initiative, as it did before russia announced its exit.