A second shipment of Ukrainian wheat reached Turkey on Sunday.
Russia had threatened to attack vessels headed to or from Ukraine. However, Ukraine is now testing shipping waters controlled by NATO members Bulgaria and Romania. The Palau-flagged ship is headed to Egypt.
Gasoline and diesel customers of Russia have “highly likely” experienced local shortages, the British Defense Ministry said Sunday in its daily intelligence update on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The shortages are “unlikely” a direct result of the war but are instead “probably” caused by several factors, including “short-term increases” in agricultural demands, the summer maintenance needs of refineries, and “attractive” export prices.
Countries currently depending on Russia for the supplies will “likely” be impacted the most, the ministry said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asserted Saturday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative allowing safe passage for Ukrainian exports will not be revived and castigated Ukraine’s proposed 10-point peace plan, calling both “not realistic.”
