 Kremlin, Black Sea grain deal is terminated. The agreements underpinning the controversial Black Sea grain deal has been terminated, the Kremlin announced. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia will immediately return to the arrangement when all parties concerned implement the previously agreed steps. Speaking at a press briefing, Peskov said the Black Sea agreements effectively ceased to be in effect on July the 17th. According to the Kremlin's spokesman, as soon as the Russian conditions are met, the Russian Federation will return to the deal. The grain deal has come to a halt. Peskov stressed that the other signatories have yet to honour some of the points of the agreement with respect to Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Moscow has officially notified Turkey, Ukraine and the UN that it will not renew the agreement. Russia and Ukraine are among the world's top grain exporters and their conflict, as well as a Russian blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports sent food prices soaring across the globe. The Black Sea initiative has allowed Ukraine to export nearly 33 million metric tons of corn, wheat and other grains. Russian officials, however, say there are no grounds for extending the pact, claiming their demands to improve Russia's own grain and fertiliser exports have not been met. Moscow has also complained that not enough grain has reached poor countries.