Russia threatens to disrupt grain deal if G7 bans its exports
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on April 23 that if G7 bans exports to Russia, Moscow will react by terminating the Black Sea grain deal.
G7 is considering an almost complete ban on exports to Russia, news agency Kyodo reported.
The idea from the G7 idiots about a total ban on the export of goods to our country by default is excellent, because it also implies a counter-stop to the import of goods from our country in the most sensitive categories for the G7, Medvedev said.
According to him, the idea of a total ban on the export of goods to the Russian Federation is excellent because it implies a counter-suspension of the import of goods in the most sensitive categories for the G7.
In this case, the grain deal and many other things they need will end for them, Medvedev added.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine led to a halt in grain shipments via the Black Sea and a major crisis in the global grain market.
In July 2022, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the UN struck a deal to unblock grain exports, called the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
However, Russia has "once again" blocked 50 ships carrying, "urgently needed" Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on April 17.
