Moscow Delivered Over 12 Mln Tons of Grain to Africa Despite Sanctions: Security Council Secretary

An Ethiopian woman scoops up portions of wheat to be allocated to waiting families after it was distributed by the Relief Society of Tigray in the town of Agula, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, May 8, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said that Russia is able to replace Ukrainian grain after the termination of the grain deal, and will further supply grain and fertilizers to African countries despite sanctions.
Sputnik
Russia has supplied more than 12 million tons of grain to Africa despite being under Western sanctions, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said at a meeting with his colleagues from BRICS countries in South Africa's Johannesburg.
"I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that despite all the difficulties created by the West, over 12 million tons of grain have been sent from Russia to Africa," Patrushev noted.

Supplying Africa at All Costs

On July 24, in an article on Russian-African relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of supplying African countries with wheat, barley, corn and other crops.
Putin pledged that Russia would do everything in its power to organize future deliveries of food and fertilizer to Africa.
He recalled that in 2022, Moscow exported 11.5 million tons of grain to Africa, and almost another 10 million tons in the first six months of the current year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the Russia–Africa Forum
Second Russia–Africa Summit
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Grain Deal Halted

On July 18, Moscow announced its decision not to extend the Black Sea Initiative signed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkiye and the UN in Istanbul in July 2022.
The initiative consisted of two parts: the first authorized the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, while the second was intended to facilitate Russian trade in fertilizers and agricultural products, which had been disrupted by Western sanctions.
Putin recently underlined that the demands of the Russian side of the agreement had not been met, despite the efforts of the UN.