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Strike on Odesa will not affect grain shipments says Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry attend a news conference in Cairo, Egypt, July 24, 2022. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Reuters

The Kremlin said Monday that a strike on the Ukrainian port town of Odesa would not impact grain exports as it only hit military targets. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume Ukrainian exports from the Black Sea. Read about the day's events as they unfolded on our live blog. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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