Russia's decision not to extend the Black Sea grain deal is final and no more talks are planned, state news agency TASS quoted a senior Russian official at the United Nations as saying on Monday. (Reporting by Reuters)
Russia ending a deal that allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain is an "act of cruelty," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said on Monday.
The European Commission said on Tuesday it set restrictions until June 5 on imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed to ease the excess supply of these grains in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Hungary and other east European countries want to maintain an import ban on Ukrainian grain put in place last week until the end of 2023, Farm Minister Istvan Nagy said on Facebook on Tuesday.