Moscow ties port opening to sanctions

Updated May 19 2022 - 9:41pm, first published 9:36pm
Russia's blockage of Ukrainian ports has stopped the export of vast quantities of grain.
Russia's blockage of Ukrainian ports has stopped the export of vast quantities of grain.

Moscow says sanctions on Russia would have to be reviewed if it were to heed a UN appeal to open access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports so that grain could be exported, according to an Interfax news agency report.