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Russia's Lavrov says almost nothing done to address grain deal concerns

Sergei Lavrov Russia Ukraine Black Sea Moscow the Black Sea United Nations
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, Cuba April 20, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Almost nothing has been done to address Russia's concerns over the Black Sea grain deal, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, the latest in a series of downbeat comments by top Moscow officials about the pact that enabled Ukraine to resume exports.

Russia has repeatedly said it will not renew the deal beyond May 18 unless the West agrees to lift a host of restrictions on payments, logistics and insurance which it says are hindering its own agricultural exports.

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