THE Russia has effectively stopped her agreement her Black Sea for cereals refusing to register inbox shipsas reported today by its Ministry of Reconstruction Ukrainian.

Ukraine’s Black Sea ports were blocked after Russia invaded last year, but access to three of them was opened last July under an agreement between Moscow and Kiev brokered by the United Nations and Turkey.

“The Russian Federation has once again effectively stopped the Grains Initiative by refusing to register incoming ships and carry out their inspections. This approach is contrary to the terms of the current agreement,” the ministry said in a statement.

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure, 90 ships, including 62 ships for loading, were waiting in Turkish territorial waters for approval to go to Ukrainian ports.

The deal expires on May 18. Moscow has threatened to pull out of the deal intended to help ease a global food crisis. Turkey and the United Nations are working to extend the agreement.