Russia formally notifies Ukraine that grain deal is terminated from July 18

FILE PHOTO: Russian ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov attends a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS/file photo

(Reuters) - Russia formally notified Ukraine, via the Russian embassy in Minsk, that it was suspending its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, Moscow's ambassador to Belarus said on Monday.

The ambassador, Boris Gryzlov, said that a note had been sent from the embassy to Ukraine via diplomatic channels, and that the deal would be terminated from July 18.