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The MV Ramus vessel carrying 6,161 tons of wheat from Ukraine is seen anchored in the Marmara sea ahead of an inspection by representatives working for the Joint Coordination Center inspection team in Istanbul on Aug. 18, 2022. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Moscow has officially ended its participation in the one-year-old Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea despite ongoing hostilities.
“The Black Sea grain deal is no longer in effect,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 17, when the terms of the deal officially expired.
