Deciding to end the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Russia will conduct inspections of ships passing through this sea for one reason

On July 21, speaking at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Black Sea Grain Initiative, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that Russia considers the infrastructure at Ukraine's Black Sea ports to be a place for Kiev's military deployment.

The Black Sea Grain Initiative is no longer in effect, effective from midnight on July 20, Moscow time. (Source: Reuters)

“We must state that over the past year, while the [grain] Agreement was in force, Kiev, hiding behind this agreement, significantly strengthened its defense, fuel and storage capacities at its Black Sea ports. In addition, significant military resources and foreign levies were deployed there. Now that the Agreement has ended, we have an opportunity to correct this situation,” said Mr. Polyansky.

Mr. Polyansky emphasized that Russia considers Ukraine's Black Sea port infrastructure as a place to deploy and supplement the Ukrainian army with Western-supplied weapons, which are used against Russia.

The Russian diplomat also warned that Moscow had revoked security guarantees for ships sailing to Ukrainian ports and that all such ships were considered to be able to transport military cargo.

Therefore, the countries flying the flags of such vessels are also considered parties to the Ukrainian conflict on the side of Kiev.

On the same day, speaking at a meeting on July 21, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that Russia wants ships in the Black Sea to be inspected to ensure that they are not used to carry weapons.

Speaking about the Russian Defense Ministry 's announcement that Moscow would treat all ships heading to Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea as carrying military cargo, Vershinin said: "That means we have to make sure of this, we have to check whether the ship is carrying anything bad."

Deputy Minister Vershinin called this approach “absolutely reasonable, especially after the attacks that have taken place.”

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry's statement said that, in connection with the Black Sea Grain Agreement no longer being in effect, from midnight on July 20, Moscow time, Russia will consider all ships arriving at Ukrainian ports passing through the Black Sea as ships that can carry military cargo, and countries flying flags on such ships will be considered to be directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict and siding with Kiev.

In addition, the ministry stressed that maritime activities in some areas of the northwestern and southeastern part of the international waters of the Black Sea face danger in the short term.

Regarding the grain deal, also on July 21, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that a new grain deal between Russia and Türkiye could become possible if Moscow's requirements were met.

Mr Vershinin also said Russia was studying new grain export routes, after Moscow withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative earlier this week.

In addition, he stressed that Moscow will do “all it can” to protect Africa from the consequences of Russia’s withdrawal from a UN-Türkiye-brokered deal to help avert a global food crisis by allowing grain blocked by the conflict in Ukraine to be safely exported from Black Sea coastal ports.

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