In an article for the Kommersant newspaper, the head of Russia's foreign ministry noted that the food export agreement was reached with the coordinating role of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, yet the Russian part of the agreements was never implemented.
The essence of claims against the UN and the West
According to Sergey Lavrov, some representatives of Western countries are attempting to limit discussions on the Black Sea situation exclusively to issues of ensuring Ukrainian grain exports. At the same time, the Russian diplomat emphasized that Moscow had previously stated that Ukraine had abused the initiative.
Due to the fact that the terms promised to Russia were not met, Moscow decided to withdraw from participation in the Black Sea grain deal.
Context
The Black Sea grain initiative was an agreement regulating the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports. Sergey Lavrov serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and Antonio Guterres is the Secretary-General of the UN.
