Ukraine war: Russia to resume participation in UN-brokered grain export deal

The deal enables the shipment of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain through blockaded ports, and aims to help avert famine in poorer countries. Russia is set to resume its participation in the Ukraine grain export deal, the country's defence ministry has confirmed. Moscow pulled out of the UN-brokered agreement over the weekend following what it called a "terrorist attack" on its fleet of Black Sea ships in Crimea by Ukrainian forces. The country said it could not guarantee the safety of civilian ships crossing the popular trade route following the incident, which Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for. Putin accused of 'covert' mobilisation - Ukraine war latest However, after receiving written guarantees from Kyiv that it will not use the Black Sea grain corridor for military operations against Russia, Vladimir Putin rowed back on the decision. "The Russian Federation considers that the guarantees received at the moment appear sufficient, and resumes the implementation of the a