I see contradictory reports on the Internet. Opinions and news seem to have two focal points:
- Russia has gotten out of the "grain deal", making it impossible for Ukrainian ships to leave the ports of Odesa. Pro-Russian sources give the reason for this as the Western economic sanctions and the military usage of the transports covered by the civilian grain transport.
Anti-Russian sources say that Russia wants to take over the Ukrainian market and also wants to harm their national pride, where grain production and sale is a focal thing. - Anti-Russian sources proudly say that now Ukraine can export grain again because many Russian warships were recently destroyed by Ukrainian naval drones. Pro-Russian sources seem silent on the topic.
However, there is an ongoing political crisis that some EU countries, most importantly Poland, do not want to allow the entry of Ukrainian grain. The resistance happens both on the governmental level and in popular opinion. The reasons are mostly that Ukrainian grain is not subject to any EU regulation, making its production too cheap for a fair market rate; besides that, there are also problems with its quality (from DNA modification, illegal soil enrichment, and so on). The Ukrainian side denies this and says that the grain is good quality.
However, why is it an important matter? If the Ukrainian navy can now access the Bosporus, then they can sell the grain where they want, or not? That would essentially be the grain deal or the pre-war situation.
