In Italy, announced a dangerous wave of migration in the event of a failure of the deal on grain

The decision not to renew the grain deal could lead to a dangerous wave of migration from African countries to Europe. This was stated by Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Antonio Tajani in an interview with il Messaggero.

“This is a scenario that we do not want to consider, it concerns the lives of millions of people below the poverty line. There will be a crisis in Central Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa that, along with the war in Sudan, risks triggering a very dangerous spiral on the migration front,” he said.

Tajani added that a new wave of migration could cause instability in the markets due to the lack of grain and essential food products.

The Italian Foreign Minister stressed that the grain deal should continue to exist, and expressed hope for Turkey's independent mediation in this matter.

In July 2022, RUSSIA and Ukraine separately entered into a grain deal with Turkey and the UN. After that, it was extended several times. The grain deal expires on May 18.

The Kremlin said at the end of April that the chances of the next extension are slim, as part of the deal is not being fulfilled. The Russian Foreign Ministry listed the “systemic problems” of the deal, including the need to resume deliveries of agricultural machinery to Russia and reconnect Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT system.

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Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Vershinin noted that the grain deal will cease to exist if by May 18 it is not possible to reach a consensus taking into account Russian requirements.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Olga Trofimtseva also said that Kyiv does not rule out that the grain deal will cease to operate on May 18. She called the situation around the agreement uncertain and said that Kyiv was receiving conflicting signals in this regard.

At the same time, on May 10, a TASS source said that the parties had agreed to extend the grain deal after May 18, despite the existing disagreements. There was no official confirmation of this information.