Russia Could Return to Black Sea Grain Deal If Conditions Are Met: Diplomat

Moscow will revive the stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative if its demands for reciprocity are met, however, tensions continue to mount in the Black Sea as Russia targets Ukrainian seaports while fending off attack drones in the Crimean Peninsula.

Romanian navigation personnel on a pilot vessel oversees a ship previously anchored on the Black Sea now entering the Sulina canal, one of the spilling points of the river Danube to the Black Sea in Sulina, Romania, on June 8, 2022. Daniel Mihalescul/AFP via Getty Images

Moscow will revive the stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative if the West removes hurdles to Russian agricultural exports, according to a top Russian diplomat.

Tensions in the Black Sea region grow as Russia continues to target Ukrainian seaports while fending off waves of attack drones in the Russia-held Crimean Peninsula.