Inspections of outbound vessels have resumed under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports. A UN spokesman confirmed on May 9 that officials with the Joint Coordination Center, set up in Istanbul to implement the deal, said the inspections resumed after a two-day suspension. The UN and Turkey brokered the agreement with Russia and Ukraine in July to help tackle a global food crisis that worsened after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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