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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine, Russia Sign UN Deal to Export Grain on Black Sea

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar attend the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey July 22, 2022. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout via Reuters)

Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain — as well as Russian grain and fertilizer — ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.

The deal will enable Ukraine — one of the world's key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural products that have been stuck in Black Sea ports due to Russia's invasion.

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