The UN is currently conducting secret negotiations with the Russian Federation to reach a deal in which the key sanctions imposed after the beginning of its large-scale invasion of Ukraine will be lifted from Vladimir Putin's terrorist regime in exchange for reviving the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that a Ukrainian Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) made attempts to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea on the evening of 17 August, but was allegedly destroyed. Source: Russian Defence Ministry on Telegram Quote: "Today [17 August 17 - ed.