The last two ships were due to leave Ukrainian ports under the deal on Tuesday. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the Black Sea deal in July to help tackle a global food crisis exacerbated by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Moscow threatened to withdraw from the agreement on May 18 due to obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports. Russia has revealed a list of demands related to its agricultural exports that it wants to meet until it agrees to extend the deal.. The U.N. thanked the Turkish government for its efforts in the initiative to ship grain through the Black. Sea.