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Channels that can be used by these ships. russia is yet to sign off on it. i asked a british ambassador, the u.s. ambassador about this, and both of them said to me very clearly, russia is at fault. the ball is in russias court. it is up to russia now. russia still, despite signing that deal last week, is still essentially holding up these grain shipments. >> is ukraine, nic, still on alert after they struck the odesa port just days after signing this historic deal? >> reporter: absolutely. ther...

Route? [ inaudible ] >> reporter: i asked him why he thought russia fired the missiles into odesa. he said it was just a power play, russia trying to show theyre in command and control of the whole situation here. the plan b that ukraine has to get grain out of the country by cargo vessel along the danube river, by train or truck over land, those are still in play. but the real effort here he says is to get that u.n. grain deal up and running, and that could mean that ukraine could begin to earn...

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Significance of this agreement and this moment for millions around the world and what it means for the global food crisis. >> and the fact that signing ceremony is actually on the potential schedule certainly a very good sign. jomana, thanks so much. as russias war drags on, a disturbing find by the ukrainian military. russian drones shot down over ukraine are full of parts made in the u.s. and europe. cnns nic robertson is joining us live in kyiv. so, nic, what are ukrainian officials saying ...

Ukraine, and the war that russia has started in ukraine. russias objectives really now are extending beyond just the eastern donbas region. and in an interview with his own state media, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says that they havent forgotten ukraines south and other territories. nic robertson is live in kyiv. and nic, walk us through what lavrov said and how ukrainians are reacting to those remarks. >> reporter: lavrov seems to be responding to the fact that the new u.s. supplied ...

>> cnn has identified nearly 20 strikes so far helped russian lines this month. and now we have nic robertson joining us live from kyiv. so nic, we heard what zelenskyy was saying there. what weapons do ukrainian officials are helping them the most right now? >> reporter: the himars system which is something that really got in their hands and had training on over the past couple of weeks they say is delivering a below against the russian forces that the russians hadnt either anticipated or prope...

Indicating that that it is iran in the cross hairs here. i think, you know, for the presidents take away from this, if he gets the oil that he thinks hell get and if the saudi response is as positive as the early indications seem to be, then this is a trajectory to do more in the region, which will be vital for not only u.s. national security interests but for those of partners and allies in europe and of course, gas prices being key part of that picture. >> certainly true. kaitlin has a questio...

And this is another part of it and the stakes are higher. >> fascinating. nic, always a pleasure. thank you very much indeed. well, a few hours left in the kingdom and the u.s. president will be headed back to washington. a number of key commitments from the u.s. while here including reports of cooperation on energy security and on food security amongst others. reflecting the roiling geopolitical issues around the world. the u.s. president will hope that the substance rather than the optics are ...

Say, saudi progress and opening the world energy supply with this visit and yet, maybe that would have been more politically productive saying here, listen to bring your gas prices down to the pump im here but he hasnt wanted to do that. >> interesting. you know, nic, the trip was clearly and you and i have have been coming here to saudi arabia for years. the trip was resetting u.s. relations with saudi arabia. they have been extremely close to the u.s. for 80 years or so. they want to close the...

Values based foreign policy after all and then of course, the messaging on iran, which wolf and nic have been emphasizing. thats extremely significant to me. the message theyre hearing both from israel by the way and saudi arabia is, you know, give up your main hopes of rest reco --r -- rthe deal. >> thats what some of these gulf f sstates have in common. theyre not thrilled about reviving that diplomacy to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. they want action, strong words and the threat...