Ukraine is pushing for a 120-day extension of an agreement that allows for the safe export of grain from Black Sea ports, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said, Reuters reported.

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"We want the grain agreement to be open and automatically extended for another 120 days," Schmigal told a parliamentary meeting.

"The aggressor's attempts to shorten the extension period are a manipulation on his part to continue blackmail and deepen the world crisis. We must prevent this," the prime minister added.

Ukraine will ask Turkey and the UN to start negotiations to extend the "grain deal"

The agreement expires today.

It was concluded between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by the UN and Turkey, in July last year and renewed in November to address a global food crisis caused in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports. , adds BTA.

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