Sending ships with food from Ukraine through the humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea as part of the grain deal will resume on November 3 after a one-day pause. This was stated by the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.
According to him, Ukraine received confirmation from the UN.
“It is expected that on Thursday, November 3, eight vessels with agricultural products will pass through the “grain corridor”. We have received confirmation from the UN. Vessels in the Bosphorus will be checked tomorrow,” Kubrakov wrote on Twitter.
In turn, the UN Resident Coordinator at the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in Istanbul, Amir Abdullah, said that he also expects the resumption of the movement of dry cargo ships with grain on November 3.
The day before, the UN office in the CCS stated that the UN, Ukraine and Turkey agreed not to plan to send ships along the humanitarian corridor on November 2. At the same time, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that Turkish dry cargo ships would continue to export food from Ukraine and Russia's decision to withdraw from the grain deal would not affect the transportation of grain.
Russia stopped participating in the grain deal on October 30: President Vladimir Putin said that Kyiv allegedly used the “grain corridor” to strike ships in Sevastopol.
On November 1, Putin, in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, named two conditions for Russia to return to the grain deal: an investigation into the attack on ships of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and obtaining guarantees from Kyiv not to use the humanitarian corridor for military purposes.