The Turkish- and United Nations-brokered Black Sea grain deal, which was intended to facilitate Russian and Ukrainian agricultural exports, expired on July 17.
The Turkish- and United Nations-brokered Black Sea grain deal, which was intended to facilitate Russian and Ukrainian agricultural exports, expired on July 17.
The Ukrainian leadership s plans to transport grain through the Black Sea without Russia s participation appear to be doomed, Sputnik s interlocutors warn, adding that agricultural producers are poised to benefit from the Black Sea Grain Deal suspension.
reporter: a hellish night, that s how ukrainian officials describe yet another russian barrage, raining down on the coastal city of odesa. of the 63 missiles and drones launched, 26 punched through ukrainian defenses. civilians caught in the destruction, but grain infrastructure seems putin s main target. moscow has suspended the deal that allows grain to leave ukrainian ports, and today delivered its most sinister warning yet, saying all ships sailing in the black sea to ukrainian ports will be considered as potential carriers of military cargo. that is potentially a full naval blockade on ukraine, if the kremlin acts on its threats. this, as the first video of what appears to be yevgeny prigozhin emerges since he staged a failed coup against putin last month. the dimly-lit images match prigozhin s voice and profile as he addresses wagner fighters in belarus, hinting that his forces might rejoin the war at some point but not anytime soon. and david, it has gone midnight