Kiyv: According to a UN-mediated agreement on the secure export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, ship inspections have resumed, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov announced on Wednesday.

Ship inspections are being resumed, despite the RF's (Russian Federation) attempts to disrupt the agreement," he wrote on Facebook. After two days of negotiations, according to the Russian news agency RIA and the UN coordinator's press office, inspections had already begun.

Kubrakov is in Turkiye to talk about the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Russia and Ukraine agreed to last July in an effort to help ease a global food crisis.

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Moscow claims it only consented to extending the contract until May 18. After that, the agreement will expire in 60 days, according to Kiev and the UN, who are seeking an agreement to ensure its continuation.

According to Kyiv, Russian inspectors barred access to ships carrying grain from Ukraine.

Mykola Solsky, the Ukrainian agriculture minister, claimed on Wednesday that Moscow was making things more difficult for Ukraine at a time when three nations in eastern Europe have banned the import of grain and food from Ukraine.

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On the western (Ukrainian) border, it was obvious that the Russians would exploit these quirks, Solsky told the press.

According to the Russian foreign ministry, Ukraine and the United Nations were causing issues with the ship inspections on Wednesday, according to RIA.

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Although Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary continue to impose import restrictions, Ukraine and Poland reached an agreement on Tuesday to open up the transit of Ukrainian grain beginning on Friday.