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Reuters
Reuters
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By Ezgi Erkoyun, Ece Toksabay and Max Hunder

Ukraine and Russia seal grain deal as U.S. pledges more military aid

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease an international food crisis while the United States pledged more military support five months into the invasion.

The White House announced fresh support of around $270 million to Kyiv, including $100 million for drones, and is also doing preliminary work on whether to send fighter aircraft, although it said that would not happen in the near term.

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