Ukraine wants use of Black Sea grain corridor to continue

Amfitriti, a bulk carrier part of the Black Sea grain deal, and other commercial vessels wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul, Turkey, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan/file photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday everything must be done so that the Black Sea grain export corridor continues to be used after Russia halted its participation, his spokesperson said.

A deal brokered last July by the United Nations and Turkey allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.