The Odesa region is home to the maritime terminals central to the export deal between Moscow and Kyiv that has enabled the shipment of more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain over the past year. Moscow’s invasion last year saw Ukraine’s Black Sea ports blocked by warships until the agreement brokered by the UN and Turkey and signed in July 2022 allowed critical grain shipments to restart. Russia on Tuesday issued a veiled warning over the future of grain exports via the Black Sea, after Moscow refused to extend a key agreement to allow safe passage for cargo ships from Ukrainian ports. Will Ukraine find alternative routes to transport its grains ?
