--- title: Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term description: United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times. image: https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Ukraine%20flag.jpeg --- ###### 1 min read # Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term By: [ Reuters ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/reuters) on December 19, 2022 at 8:00 AM [Maritime Security](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/maritime-security) [ukraine](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/ukraine) - [**](https://twitter.com/GlobalDryad) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryad-global/) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSIjPkeq7iDcsj4r9TF9mg?sub_confirmation=1) ![Featured Image](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Ukraine%20flag.jpeg) United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times. Kyiv has [called](https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/exclusive-ukraine-wants-grain-deal-expanded-eyes-decision-next-week-2022-11-08/) for an expansion of the deal with Moscow which was mediated by the United Nations and Turkey and allows Ukraine, a major global grain exporter, to ship food products from three of its Black Sea ports despite Russia's [invasion](https://www.reuters.com/world/zelenskiys-talks-with-other-leaders-signal-diplomatic-flurry-around-ukraine-2022-12-11/). "I don't see that happening in the next, near term," the U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator told Reuters in an interview in the Ukrainian capital. "I think it would be great if it could be expanded, the more grain that gets out into the world, the better clearly from our point of view, from the world's point of view. But I don't think that's immediately likely." 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