"Russia has informed the JCC of its decision to restrict the registration of ships to the port of Yuzhny until ammonia is exported. At this time, it is not exported, "RIA Novosti quotes the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric.
He added that the UN is concerned about the slowdown in the implementation of the grain initiative.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said earlier that without resolving the issue of Russian ammonia, there would be no talk of extending the Black Sea Initiative after July 17.
According to the diplomat, Russia is ready to immediately launch an ammonia pipeline along the Togliatti-Odessa route, but the Kiev authorities have been slowing down this initiative for almost a year.
He also stressed that Kiev, with the support of the United States, "does not put a penny in the interests of ensuring food security and fighting hunger in Africa."