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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Putin claims progress made in talks over lifting Ukrainian wheat blockade

Vladimir Putin leaves his presidential plane after arriving in Tehran on Tuesday.
Vladimir Putin leaves his presidential plane after arriving in Tehran on Tuesday. Photograph: Contributor/8523328/Getty Images

Vladimir Putin has claimed on a trip to Tehran that progress has been made that may allow Russia to lift the blockade on Ukrainian wheat, an issue that is threatening famine across Africa.

“I want to thank you for your mediation efforts,” the Russian president told Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his Turkish counterpart, in comments released by the Kremlin.

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