Russia warns against continuing grain deal without its participation

After pulling out of the deal allowing vital Ukrainian grain exports via a maritime safety corridor, Russia said Monday that continuing to enforce the agreement without its participation would be “dangerous.”

“In conditions where Russia talks about the impossibility of guaranteeing the safety of navigation in these areas, such deal is hardly feasible,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

“And it takes on a different character, much more risky, dangerous,” Peskov said, after reporters asked him about the possibility of prolonging the deal without Russia’s agreement.