The start of grain shipments from Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa is the “first step towards mitigating the global food crisis,” an EU spokesperson said on Monday in Brussels. “We look forward to the implementation of the whole deal and resumption of Ukrainian exports to the customers all around the world,” EU foreign affairs spokesperson Peter Stano said. Ukraine and Russia signed a deal along with the United Nations (UN) and Turkey to export the grain from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports, ending a months-long Russian blockade. Both countries were key suppliers of foodstuffs around the wor…