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Rosemary Barton Live speaks with Ukrainian soldier Roman Trokhymets about life as a sniper on the battlefield and the toll it's taking on him emotionally.

An unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty has been extended, officials said Saturday.

Mike Mullen, a retired admiral who served as chair of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he expects Western countries will eventually send fighter jets to Ukraine.

Two Montreal-based electronics distributors were listed for "acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States." They're now subject to U.S. export restrictions, effectively cutting off their access to certain goods unless the companies obtain a specific licence from U.S. authorities.

Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff says that despite Western support for Ukraine, the two sides still have different "ultimate objectives" when it comes to ending the war.