A Ukrainian artilleryman fires a howitzer at a position on the front line near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Oct. 31. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images A Ukrainian artilleryman fires a howitzer at a position on the front line near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Oct. … Read more
Vladimir Putin’s decision to abruptly pull out of a deal to facilitate Ukraine’s grain exports through the Black Sea last weekend risked restarting a global food crisis as Russia’s military threatened to block further shipments. Days later, however, Putin rejoined the accord after receiving only nominal concessions, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey boasting … Read more
“Hunger must not be used as a weapon,” Mr. Scholz said on Friday. “Hunger must not be used as a weapon,” Mr. Scholz said on Friday. The G7 wants Russia to prolong a deal allowing safe passage of grain shipments from Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday at talks in Germany. … Read more
US President Joe Biden warned that global hunger could increase because of Russia’s suspension of a UN-brokered deal to allow safe passage for ships carrying Ukrainian grain. “It’s really outrageous,” said Biden speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday. “There’s no merit to what they’re doing. The UN negotiated that deal and that should be the … Read more
Moscow suspended its participation in the Black Sea deal on Saturday, in response to what it called a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Russian-annexed Crimea. Kyiv said Russia was making an excuse for a prepared exit from the accord while Washington accused Moscow of weaponising food. Wheat markets have been very sensitive … Read more
Blasts were heard in Kyiv on Monday and Ukrainian authorities reported Russian missile strikes around the country, after Moscow blamed Kyiv for an attack on its Black Sea fleet and pulled out of a deal to allow Ukrainian grain shipments. Russia and Ukraine are both among the world’s biggest food exporters, and a Russian blockade … Read more
The deal provides for a safe humanitarian corridor for the export of Ukrainian grains through the Black Sea, to tackle rising food prices due to the geopolitical conflict grappling the ‘breadbasket’ The deal provides for a safe humanitarian corridor for the export of Ukrainian grains through the Black Sea, to tackle rising food prices due … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Ali Kucukgocmen and Pavel Polityuk Article content ANKARA/KYIV — Russia has said it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from Ukraine, reversing a decision that world leaders warned would increase hunger globally. Russia, whose forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow reserves the right to withdraw again from the agreement if Kyiv breaks its word Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow reserves the right to withdraw again from the agreement if Kyiv breaks its word Diplomatic efforts salvaged a wartime agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain and other commodities … Read more
Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal to free up vital grain exports from war-torn Ukraine after suspending it over the weekend in a move that had threatened to exacerbate hunger across the world. The Russian defence ministry said it had received written guarantees from Kyiv not to use the … Read more