of turkiye in this regard. looking ahead, our goal must continue to be advancing global security, food security and global food price stability. this will remain the focus of my efforts, taking into account the rise in human suffering and that will inevitably result from today s decision. doctor peter alexander is a senior lecturer in global food security in the university of edinburgh. thank you very much for being with us. do you very much for being with us. do you think the two are linked? was there a chance in your mind that the deal could have been saved if the bridge had not been blown up? it s very hard to say, of course. russia has been unhappy about this deal from their perspective, not being fulfilled. in from their perspective, not being fulfilled. , ., , fulfilled. in terms of their request to reconneet fulfilled. in terms of their request to reconnect with fulfilled. in terms of their request to reconnect with the fulfilled. in terms of their request to reconnect wit
steve rosenberg, reports. it s been called russia s most important bridge, and it s been attacked again. you can see the roads split and sloping. russia says ukrainian naval drones struck at night. two people were killed in the explosion. the bridge links the russian mainland with annexed crimea. it s a vital supply route for russian troops fighting in ukraine. russian investigators called it a terrorist attack by the ukrainian security services. this was the scene here nine months ago. russia had accused ukraine then of attacking the bridge with explosives hidden in a lorry. ukraine calls this bridge illegal. the 12 mile long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, it s hugely symbolic. vladimir putin was first to cross when it opened in 2018,
treatment, two new drugs coming to market that will slow the effects of the disease, giving hope to millions of families all around the world. all of that to come. on sunday, vladimir putin told the russian people that the ukrainian counteroffensive had failed. in the early hours of this morning, the ukrainian special forces sent an unmanned naval drone, controlled remotely, and blew up his bridge that links ukraine with mainland russia. the daylight pictures show that one side of it is now out of action. for ukrainians, the kerch bridge, which was inaugurated by vladimir putin in 2018, is a hated symbol of russian occupation. for moscow, it is a vital link in resupplying russian forces that occupy crimea and the southern kherson region. and that further complicates their logistical problems. but more than that, it demonstrates in the most visible fashion that the ukrainian counteroffensive is very much alive and it is a further blow to putin s propaganda. our russia editor,
is 29% supply situation, a common statistic is 29% of supply situation, a common statistic is 29% of wheat exports come from russia is 29% of wheat exports come from russia and is 29% of wheat exports come from russia and ukraine combined, or did in 202i russia and ukraine combined, or did in 202i and russia and ukraine combined, or did in 2021. and although that is true, it also in 2021. and although that is true, it also slightly misrepresents the situation, it also slightly misrepresents the situation, because most wheat is produced situation, because most wheat is produced and consumed in the same country. produced and consumed in the same country, domestically. 75% of wheat is consumed like that. if there representation of the trade markets for wheat representation of the trade markets for wheat would be looking at the source for wheat would be looking at the source of for wheat would be looking at the source of supply for the rest of the world, source of s