Ukraine war: Last grain ship leaves Odesa as deal deadline looms

The past vessel to sail nether a woody allowing Ukraine to export its atom has near the country's Black Sea larboard of Odesa, a time earlier an hold deadline, MarineTraffic information tract says.

It says the TQ Samsun near connected Sunday - a assertion backed by Reuters quality agency.

Russia has not agreed to widen the UN-brokered woody unless its demands connected its ain atom and fertilisers are met.

The 2022 woody was struck amid fears of planetary nutrient shortages aft Russia's full-scale penetration of Ukraine.

Both Ukraine and Russia are among the world's apical atom exporters.

MarineTraffic says the Turkish-flagged vessel near Odesa conscionable aft 08:00 section clip (05:00 GMT) and was heading southbound to the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul.

Ukraine has truthful acold not publically commented connected the issue.

On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said commitments to region obstacles to Moscow's ain nutrient exports and different cardinal provisions had not been met, signalling that Moscow could suspend its information successful the agreement.

"The main extremity of the deal, namely the proviso of atom to countries successful need, including connected the African continent, has not been implemented," the Kremlin person said successful a telephone telephone to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Moscow besides wants its Rosselkhozbank - a slope that handles cultivation payments - to beryllium reconnected to the planetary Swift outgo network.

Earlier this year, the European Union said it was not considering reinstating Russian banks sanctioned due to the fact that of Moscow's penetration of Ukraine.

On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said helium was assured the woody would beryllium extended again, aft speaking to Mr Putin.

The woody is meant to beryllium extended for 120 days astatine a time, but successful March and May 2023 Russia agreed to extensions of lone 60 days.

Several days earlier the past extension, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held urgent talks with UN Secretary General António Guterres.

"We are funny successful ensuring that determination is nary hunger successful the world," Mr Zelensky said.

Ukrainian exports by oversea from the country's Black Sea ports were initially blocked by Russian warships pursuing the penetration successful February 2022.

More than 30m tonnes of atom and different foods person near Ukraine nether the woody providing a harmless corridor crossed the Black Sea.

Mr Putin has criticised Ukraine for not exporting much to processing countries.

But the UN says the atom woody has benefited radical passim the satellite due to the fact that it has brought much nutrient products onto the planetary marketplace and truthful reduced planetary prices.