The "Grain Corridor in the Black Sea will continue to function despite all the threats from Russia. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the President's website reports.

It is noted that Volodymyr Zelensky informed Rishi Sunak about the situation in the Black Sea and Russia's actions that pose a danger to civilian shipping.

According to the Head of State, despite all the threats, the "grain corridor" will continue to function.

"The interlocutors discussed further work on the introduction of insurance for civilian vessels," the presidential press service reports.

Zelensky also told Sunak about the Russian army's attempt to surround Avdiivka.

"I informed Rishi about Russia's attempts to surround Avdiivka. Our soldiers stopped them and inflicted significant losses on the enemy, which amounted to at least a brigade of personnel," the statement said.

According to the press service, Zelensky and the British Prime Minister discussed the situation in the Middle East and called for de-escalation of the conflict: "We exchanged views on the Middle East and agreed that stopping the escalation of the conflict would be in the interests of the international community."