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Exclusive-JPMorgan could process another 40 Russian grain export payments - sources

U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase Co could process another 40 Russian grain export payments, two sources said, as the United Nations seeks to save a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of Ukrainian grain that Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18.

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Rail deliveries to Russia's Taman port restricted after fuel depot fire

Rail deliveries to Russia's Black Sea port of Taman will be restricted until further notice, Russian Railways said on its website, after Russian officials said a fuel depot had caught fire near a crucial bridge linking mainland Russia to Crimea.

Reuters

Russia to keep talking with UN before Black Sea grain deal deadline

Russia said on Wednesday that it will keep talking to the United Nations about the future of a deal that allows the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, but would not do anything to harm its own interests.

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Russian foreign ministry says May 5 grain deal talks not yet confirmed -Russian media

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that proposed talks between Russia, Ukraine and Turkey on the Black Sea grain deal on May 5 have not yet been agreed, Russian media reported.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 433 of the invasion

US estimates 20,000 Russian soldiers have died in five months; Black Sea grain initiative talks scheduled for Wednesday

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Kremlin: Window to extend Black Sea grain deal is shrinking

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the window to extend the Black Sea grain deal was shrinking, and that talks between the parties were continuing, but without any results.

Reuters

Exclusive-Ukraine expects 2023/24 wheat, corn exports to slump

Ukraine's grain exports could fall to around 26 million tonnes in the 2023/24 season as the grain harvest has sunk, largely due to Russia's invasion, a senior ministry official said on Tuesday.

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Russia demands full implementation of Black Sea grain deal

Only its full implementation can save the Black Sea grain deal from collapse, Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday, reaffirming Moscow's dissatisfaction with an accord that aims to prevent a global food crisis.

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Russian envoy says no breakthrough on grain deal, Ukraine says Moscow blocking ships

Russia's envoy to the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday said "no real progress" had been achieved in resolving issues raised by Moscow over the Black Sea grain deal, which is set to expire next month.

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Russia's Lavrov blames West for deadlock over future of Black Sea grain deal

Moscow has seen "practically no results" from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia's grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine calls on world to pressure Russia over grain deal

The Black Sea grain deal will expire on May 18 unless Russia agrees to its renewal.

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Ukraine calls for global pressure on Russia over grain deal

A proposal by U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on improving and extending a deal on the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain can succeed only if the international community collectively pressures Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.

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Russian Defense Ministry Says Ukraine Attacks Threaten grain deal

Russia’s defense ministry on Monday accused Ukraine of attempting to attack its ships in the Black Sea, which it said was threatening prospects for a deal on grain exports. “The terrorist actions of the Kyiv regime jeopardize the next extension of the grain deal beyond May 18 this year,” it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Black Sea grain deal has done nothing for Russia - industry body

The head of the Russian Grain Union said on Monday the Black Sea grain deal to facilitate Ukrainian agricultural exports had not yielded anything positive for Russia or helped facilitate supplies to the global market.

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Russia claims it has repelled naval drone attack on Sevastopol

Russia repelled an early morning drone attack on its Black Sea fleet stationed in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, its defence ministry said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says It Repels Naval Drone Attack on Sevastopol

Russia repelled a drone attack on its Black Sea fleet stationed in the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the early hours of Monday, Russia's defense ministry said. Sevastopol, which is on the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014, has come under repeated air attack since Russia invaded Ukraine last…

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Russia switching to defensive positions in all areas of combat except Bakhmut, claims Ukraine intelligence – as it happened

Head of intelligence in Ukraine says Bakhmut is the only frontline area in which Russian troops are making any attempt to advance

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Russia says it repels naval drone attack on Sevastopol

Russia repelled an attack by naval drones on its Black Sea fleet stationed in the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the early hours of Monday, Russia's defence ministry said.

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Russia's Medvedev warns Moscow will scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by terminating the Black Sea Grain deal that enables vital exports of grain from Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Calls for Extension, Full Implementation and Expansion of Black Sea Grain Deal

The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers called on Sunday for the "extension, full implementation and expansion" of a critical deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, the group's agriculture ministers said in a communique. Brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye, the deal was signed in Istanbul…

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G7 calls for extension, full implementation and expansion of Black Sea grain deal

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Black Sea grain deal could start winding down next week ahead of 'expected' closure

A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain could start winding down next week after Russia said it will not approve any new vessels unless their operators guarantee the transits will be done by May 18 - "the expected date of ... closure."

Reuters

Russia downbeat on Black Sea grain deal as Kyiv tries to unblock exports

Ukraine's prospects of unblocking grain shipments to eastern Europe improved on Friday as Romania opted against a unilateral ban on food imports, but there was no progress on extending a deal on Black Sea exports.

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Ukraine says Danube ports 'critical' to agricultural exports

Danube River ports are critical to Ukrainian exports of agricultural products as a wartime deal guaranteeing safe grain shipments via the Black Sea hangs in the balance, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday.

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Erdogan Launches Black Sea Gas Deliveries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday launched Türkiye’s first delivery from a Black Sea gas reserve a few weeks ahead of a general election, as Ankara aims towards energy independence. In 2020, the country discovered gas reserves off the coast of Zonguldak in the Black Sea region, which Erdogan…

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