Ukraine Grain Deal Renewed, Clearing Way for Continued Exports

A agreement that allows Ukraine to export grains and other crops from key Black Sea ports has been renewed, although uncertainty surrounds the duration of the latest extension.

While Ukraine Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on Saturday — the last day of the deal’s current run — said the pact had been prolonged for another 120 days, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RBC newswire that Moscow had only agreed to a 60-day extension and had alerted all parties.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that the agreement had been renewed, without commenting on its duration. A spokesman for the ...