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A precarious deal brokered last summer hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN and the European Union.
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A precarious deal brokered last summer hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN and the European Union.
A precarious deal brokered last summer hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN and the European Union.
Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows the grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling...
Russia's extension of a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger is in question, with ships no longer heading to the country's Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. The Black Sea Grain Initiative is up for its fourth renewal on Monday and Russia has threatened before to not extend the deal. Global food prices would be affected if it were not renewed. Russia's exit would cut off a source of World Food Program aid for countries at risk of famine, including Somalia, Ethiopia and Afghanistan.
LONDON (AP) — Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger,