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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding, Andrew Roth in Washington and agencies

Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’

A damaged ship with a blue hull, with its front charred from a fire or explosion, sits on a body of water, with a small tugboat to the left.
The ‘Nadezhda’ was brought into Samsun, a seaport on Turkey’s northern coast, last week after it was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia for both sides to halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an apparent attempt to reopen a crucial grain corridor, Reuters reports.

Kyiv is said to have made the offer through a third party. Moscow has yet to respond, the news agency added. The busy waterway is a key export route for both Russia and Ukraine, used to transport grain and other vital foodstuffs worldwide.

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