"In a world where men are declared to be women, and the Moldovan language is Romanian, one can, of course, not be able to read the documents.

However, the Ukrainian side was informed about 60 days through Belarusian colleagues, as was the Turkish side, as well as the UN Secretary General [Antonio Guterres]," wrote Zakharova, quoted by the Russian TASS agency.

Zakharova gave a link to the "Diplomatic source" Telegram channel, where a letter from the Russian embassy in Belarus, addressed to the Ukrainian embassy in that country, was published.

The letter states that the Russian side is not against extending the grain agreement for 60 days.

The document is dated March 13, 2023.

And the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Alexander Kubrakou, wrote on Twitter that the agreement was extended for 120 days - for the same period as during the first extension in the fall.

The so-called Black Sea grain initiative, the term of which expired today, has been extended, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarric.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan also announced the extension of the agreement.



The agreement concluded last summer with the participation of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN allows the export of food products and fertilizers from several Ukrainian ports, despite the war and restrictions on navigation in the Black Sea.

The UN emphasizes that the implementation of this initiative "helped reduce world food prices and stabilize markets", and had a particularly positive impact on the poorest countries.