Russia Meeting With UN, Ukraine on Grain Deal, Access to Global Markets

A Russian government delegation and U.N. representatives will carry out the next round of negotiations on implementing the agreement that promotes Russian products and fertilizers on the global markets, Russian government news agency Tass said. The meeting, set for May 5, will take place the same date as the deputy defense ministers of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine are due for a discussion on the extension of the Black Sea crop export corridor, Bloomberg reported May 3. The Ukraine grain deal has allowed nearly 30 million tons of Ukrainian crops to be shipped since its signing in July.