An agreement allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports across the Black Sea will continue, with Russia agreeing to remain in it for now, according to Turkish officials, according to Bloomberg.. Agreement expires May 18.

The announcement is expected on Wednesday (May 17), officials said on condition of anonymity because the information is private.. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Yuriy Vaskov has not yet confirmed the agreement, saying in a text message that it is too early to comment..

Agreement negotiated through Turkey and the United Nations will keep the main trade route open in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and will help increase global food supplies. Moscow threatened to pull out of the agreement if obstacles to the supply of its own crops and fertilizers were not removed..

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The “Grain Agreement” has allowed the shipment of about 30 million tons of grain crops since its signing in July 2022. This helped drive down global food prices, which have hit record highs since the Russian invasion.. However, the movement of ships has recently been held back by Russia by repeated interruptions in joint inspections..

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Serhiy Kyslitsa said that Russia is blackmailing other countries by disrupting the “grain agreement” and speculating that it will allegedly lose from its action, while in fact grain exports from Russia have doubled.

Earlier, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solsky said that Ukraine has a plan " On May 16, while waiting for a decision to extend the " On May 17, the last ship in line left the port..