Despite claiming a “terrorist attack” had been carried out using a drone involved in the Black Sea Grain Initiative on 29 October 2022, Russia has now resumed its participation in the deal after exiting the agreement.

New Food previously reported on Russia exiting the deal as the Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that “the Russian side cannot guarantee the safety of civilian dry cargo ships participating in the Black Sea Initiative”. Since then, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, has decided to reconsider Russia’s exit.

This decision was taken after Putin received written confirmation from Kyiv, Ukraine, that it will not use the Black Sea grain corridor for military operations against Russia.