Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia is not willing to engage in a mutual halt to attacks on vessels carrying agricultural produce in the Black Sea, as Moscow wants to expand the deal to also cover attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.

Russian attacks on ships and ports in the Black Sea are threatening Ukraine's agricultural sector. Grain exports are severely restricted, and Kyiv is seeking solutions.

Russia rejected Ukraine's Black Sea shipping truce proposal as Ukrainian grain exports dropped 76% year-on-year, deepening global food supply