'Today, there is a beacon on the Black Sea - a beacon of hope, a beacon of possibility, a beacon of relief,' UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
who has good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv - said the deal would "hopefully revive the path to peace".
Huge quantities of wheat and other grain have been blocked in Ukrainian ports by Russian warships and landmines Kyiv has laid to avert a feared amphibious assault. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Kremlin state media after attending the signing ceremony that he expected the deal to start working "in the next few days".He pointed out that Russia had managed to secure a separate pledge from Washington and Brussels to lift all restrictions on its own grain and other agricultural exports.A US official said the deal was "well-structured" enough to monitor Russian compliance.
Ukrainian farmers who have been watching their silos fill up with grain that they cannot sell met the Istanbul deal with guarded hope.READ MOREHis silos were already filled with 13,000 tonnes of grain and in danger of overflowing because this year's harvest was beginning to come in. The grain deal was signed one day after Russia's restart of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline eased concerns in Europe of a permanent shut off after a 10-day maintenance suspension.
On Friday, the United States signed off on another $US270 million in military aid to Ukraine, including rocket systems, artillery ammunition and armoured command posts.
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