The Russian Foreign Ministry has once again threatened to withdraw from the grain initiative if Moscow's conditions are not met, Russian propaganda outlets write, quoting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin.

“If it is not possible to reach a consensus on a grain agreement by May 18, taking into account Russian requirements, it will cease to exist,” Vershinin said..

In particular, the representative of the Russian Federation complains about the lack of progress in the issue of connecting the Russian "

He called this behavior of the world community "

On May 10, negotiations began in Istanbul on the continuation of the work of the Black Sea Grain Initiative with the participation of the Deputy Ministers of Defense of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and UN representatives.

As reported, the American bank JPMorgan received permission from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to process payments for the Agricultural Bank. This is a "

Rosselkhozbank was disconnected from the SWIFT system as part of the sixth package of EU sanctions in June 2022.