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Ukraine and Russia sign landmark grain deal

Members of the State Emergency Service inspect a wheat field for explosive devices in Mykolaiv Region of Ukraine. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters)

ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine on Friday signed a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments that could ease a global food crisis in which millions face hunger.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov each signed separate but identical agreements with UN and Turkish officials on reopening blocked Black Sea delivery routes, at a ceremony witnessed by AFP.

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