An unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty has been extended, officials said Saturday.
The extension was announced by the United Nations and by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but neither confirmed its length.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov tweeted that the deal had been extended for 120 days — the length that Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations had wanted.
A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said Russia has notified all parties to the deal
