The Russia-Ukraine grain deal is over. Who gains?

Liberia-flagged bulker Eneida, carrying grain under UNÕs Black Sea grain initiative, waits for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul.
Liberia-flagged bulker Eneida, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, waits for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul, Turkey, May 17, 2023 [Mehmet Emin Caliskan/Reuters]

Russia has bombed grain stores in Ukraine and pulled out of a deal that had allowed safe passage of food exports through the Black Sea. Ukraine is a major exporter of grains, and the deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last year, kept people fed all over the world. The International Rescue Committee called the initiative a “lifeline for the 79 countries and 349 million people on the front line of food insecurity”. So how will the end of the deal affect them?

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