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Reuters
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By Emma Farge

Exclusive-Russia is prepared to quit Black Sea grains deal, writes to UN with demands

Gennady Gatilov, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

Moscow has submitted concerns to the United Nations about an agreement on Black Sea grain exports, and is prepared to reject renewing the deal next month unless its demands are addressed, Russia's Geneva U.N. ambassador told Reuters on Thursday.

The agreement, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July, paved the way for Ukraine to resume grain exports from Black Sea ports that had been shut since Russia invaded. Moscow won guarantees for its own grain and fertiliser exports.

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