Kremlin says no positive prospects for Black Sea grain deal renewal

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov arrives for Russia - China talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. Sputnik/Alexei Maishev/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw no positive prospects when it came to renewing the Black Sea grain deal given that parts of the accord affecting Russia remained unfulfilled, but said it had not yet taken a final decision on the issue.

The agreement allowing Ukraine to resume sea-borne grain exports was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July last year to help tackle a global food crisis the U.N. said had been exacerbated by Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.