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Lavrov in Turkey to discuss plan to ship Ukrainian grain

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to hold talks with Turkish officials on a plan that would allow Ukraine to export its grain through the Black Sea to global markets amid an escalating food crisis

The Independent UK

Russian attack destroys warehouses of major Ukrainian commodity terminal, governor says

Russian shelling destroyed the warehouses of one of Ukraine's largest agricultural commodities terminals in the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv over the weekend, the head of the region said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Plan to ship grain out of Ukraine dealt blow due to mines

Turkish offer to escort ships through Black Sea blockade would face six-month wait for mine clearance, says Ukraine

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Dead dolphins: how nature became another casualty of the Ukraine war

Often overlooked amid the human suffering, Russia is inflicting lasting damage on wildlife and globally important wetlands

The Guardian - UK

How do you get 20m tonnes of grain out of Ukraine?

War presents diplomatic and logistical challenges as silos of world’s fifth-biggest wheat exporter fill up

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine cautious as Turkey, Russia push Black Sea grain deal

Turkey and Russia have reached a tentative deal to restart shipments of Ukraine’s agricultural products from a key Black Sea port, but Kyiv remains skeptical of the proposed pact, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Tribune News Service

‘Several thousand’ dolphins may have already died during Russia-Ukraine war, Black Sea scientists warn

Turkish marine research foundation has also raised alarm about war’s effects on marine ecosystems

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Shipping movement continues in the Black Sea despite Ukraine war, sanctions

In response to Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has blocked hundreds of ships mostly containing Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Despite the blockade, observers have noted near-normal rates of shipping activity throughout the area. Key regional player Turkey has so…

France 24

Russia says it shoots down Ukrainian military plane with weapons

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday its forces shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane carrying weapons and munitions near the Black Sea port of Odesa.

Reuters

Putin Says Ukrainian Grain Can Be Exported through Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied Moscow was preventing Ukrainian ports from exporting grain and said the best solution would be to ship it through Belarus, as long as sanctions on that country were lifted. Putin, saying reports of a Russian export ban were "a bluff", told national television…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. aid chief had 'frank, constructive' talks in Moscow on Ukraine grain exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths "had frank and constructive discussions" with Russian officials in Moscow on facilitating exports of Ukraine grain from Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters

Back on the road: Ukrainian refugees have to vacate Bulgarian seaside hotels

Anastasia Zaitseva waits with her two young children outside the Black Sea resort hotel she has called home since March to board a bus for another journey to an unknown destination after fleeing war in Ukraine.

Reuters

High hopes Lavrov visit to Turkey unlocks Ukraine grain exports, Turkish source says

Turkey expects progress on a plan to unlock grains exports from Ukraine's Black Sea ports when Russia's foreign minister visits next week and both Moscow and Kyiv want a solution despite their conditions, a senior Turkish official said.

Reuters

Transnistria: Moldova's breakaway region in the shadow of war in Ukraine

With the war in Ukraine now in its 100th day, we focus on the situation in Transnistria, a small breakaway region of Moldova on Ukraine’s south-western border. Western countries suspect the region of acting as a rear base for the Russian military. The separatist enclave, which has claimed its independence…

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Tunisia's Saied sacks 57 judges accused of corruption

In tonight's edition: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacks 57 judges accused of corruption. He has also passed a new law strengthening his grip on the judiciary. Also, at least 10 African countries have major displacement crises. The Norwegian Refugee Council, an NGO, is sounding the alarm in its annual report.…

Reuters

U.N. aid chief in Moscow to discuss Ukraine grain exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths is in Moscow on Thursday and Friday to discuss clearing the way for exports of grain and other food from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesperson said.

Reuters

Russia is ready to guarantee safety of vessels carrying grain from Ukraine - Interfax

Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that vessels carrying grain can leave Ukraine's ports in the Black Sea via "humanitarian corridors" and Russia is ready to guarantee their safety, Interfax news agency said.

Reuters

Ukraine seeks UN-backed mission to export grain shipments through Black Sea

Ukraine is working with international partners to create a United Nations-backed mission to restore Black Sea shipping routes and export Ukrainian farm produce, foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Thursday.

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The Guardian - UK

Russia and the west compete to secure safe passage for Ukraine’s grain

Analysis: both sides agree grain must reach world markets soon but each wants to decide how

Daily Mirror

Russian state TV demands Vladimir Putin grabs entire Black Sea coastline of Ukraine

Political scientist Vitaly Tretyakov told viewers that a 500 kilometre - or 310 mile - wide swathe of Ukraine should be controlled by Russia as a security 'guarantee'

The Independent UK

UK’s Nato envoy warns Royal Navy may have to battle Russia

‘High risk’ of death of UK personnel if Britain joins force to break Black Sea blockade, says Tory MP

Evening Standard

How war in Ukraine has sparked an ‘unprecedented’ global food crisis

Scattered grain sits inside a warehouse damaged by Russian attacks in Cherkaska Lozova, outskirts of Kharkiv

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia's war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea

The Guardian - UK

Farmers in Odesa sound alarm over blockade: ‘It’s a question of survival’

Russia has blockaded and occupied all of Ukraine’s seaports, meaning about 22m tonnes of produce is stuck

Bangkok Post

How to break Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports

(Bloomberg Opinion) - When I was operations officer on an Aegis guided-missile destroyer in the late 1980s, we were given a mission in the Arabian Gulf. The Iranians, amid the so-called Tanker War with Iraq, were trying to close off the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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