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RIA Citing UN-Black Sea Grain Inspections Resume

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Russia's RIA reports that according to the UN coordinator's press office that that vessel inspections under the Black Sea Grain Initiative have resumed after two days of talks.

  • Comes shortly after a Reuters story reporting that the Russian Foreign Ministry is claiming that Ukraine is sabotaging the deal by demanding bribes from ship owners in order to register new vessels and carry out inspections.
  • Russian FM spox Maria Zakharova stated that any issues were, "solely as a result of the actions of Ukrainian representatives, as well as UN representatives, who, apparently, do not want or cannot resist them [...] [Ukraine is] trying to exploit the 'Black Sea initiative' as much as possible, not refraining from abuses of the rules of procedure or demands for bribes from ship owners. All for the sake of maximizing commercial profits."

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