Pakistan to Pay Cash for Wheat Imports From Russia Amid Western Sanctions

A wheat field is pictured outside the Russian village of Maslovsky, about 19 miles from the city of Voronezh, on July 9, 2020. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty Images

Pakistan will import 2 million metric tons of wheat from Russia with cash payment amid Western sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, according to local reports on May 28.

Pakistan’s Finance Ministry stated that “the ECC [Economic Coordination Committee] allowed import of two million metric tons of wheat on a government-to-government basis” from Russia, The Tribune Express reported.