
Russian forces have blockaded the key port of Odesa in southern Ukraine
(Picture: Shutterstock / UBC Stock)Britain is involved in talks with allies about creating a coalition-of-the-willing to open up ports in Ukraine for grain exports to stop millions of people starving around the world.
The aim is to create a safe corridor from Odesa on the Black Sea and possibly other ports to the Bosphorus so grain ships could reach the Mediterranean.