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By pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal Russian President Vladimir Putin is risking the safety of some of the most vulnerable people on the planet, Samantha Power, the administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), told CNN Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin made a “huge mistake” with his decision to “weaponize” food by pulling out of the critical Black Sea grain deal.  

The Crimean Bridge, which links the annexed peninsula to mainland Russia, was hit by two strikes early Monday in an attack a Ukrainian security official told CNN Kyiv was responsible for.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted on Monday "strongly" condemning Russia's move to withdraw from the Black Sea grain deal despite efforts from the UN and Turkey.

An "emergency incident" has been reported on the Crimean Bridge, halting traffic on the only link between the annexed peninsula and Russia, a Moscow-backed official said Monday. Follow live updates here.

Wheat and corn prices on global commodities markets jumped Monday after Russia pulled out of a crucial deal allowing the export of grain from Ukraine.

As many as 200 Russian soldiers and the commandant of the occupied town of Tokmak were killed in a recent strike on a Russian base, a Ukrainian official said.

After two days of diplomacy, the NATO summit in Vilnius wrapped Wednesday evening. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may have left without his main wish – full NATO membership for his war-torn country – he secured a streamlined future path into the alliance and a swathe of other security measures from Western allies.

Ukraine still has requirements to meet before it can possibly join NATO, according to White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby.

Germany will announce new support packages for Ukraine during the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Monday.