China's Dominance in Ukrainian Grain Imports Offers Hope for Rescuing Black Sea Agreement
  • 9 months ago
The US and Western allies are turning to China for help after Russia exited the U.N.-backed agriculture deal. This deal, named the Black Sea Grain Initiative, saw China as the top recipient of Ukrainian agricultural products. Russia's departure, citing dissatisfaction with benefits for Ukraine, disrupted the movement of millions of tons of crops through a Black Sea corridor. China, a major buyer of Ukrainian grain, may face food price inflation due to this breakdown. US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, stressed the food crisis triggered by the deal's collapse as a priority for the Biden administration during their UN Security Council presidency. Thomas-Greenfield noted that food security is a national security concern, condemning Russia's actions
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