The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure have renewed the threat to the world’s food security from disrupted supplies, as Moscow pushes for a greater share of global grain exports.
Russia and Ukraine have targeted one another’s commodity exports infrastructure since the Kremlin in July pulled out of a UN-brokered deal enabling exports of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, leading traders to fear that further disruption will hit supplies.
Russian forces have carried out missile strikes against Ukrainian grain terminals and threatened to target all ships travelling across the Black Sea to its ports, while Kyiv has launched drone strikes against a Russian naval vessel and an oil tanker.