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Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for two months

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed as "good news for the world," a day before Russia could have quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertiliser exports.

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UN efforts to save Black Sea grain deal to continue in coming days

The U.N. aid chief said on Monday efforts will continue in coming days to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, a pact Russia has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.

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Ukraine says no more talks planned on Black Sea grain deal this week

Ukraine cannot rule out that a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain will end on May 18, when it is due to expire, and no additional talks are planned this week, a foreign ministry official said on Monday.

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Russia’s defence ministry has denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in Bakhmut; Turkey’s defence minister has said Black Sea grain initiative is approaching an extension

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Turkey says Black Sea grain deal extension nearing

Parties to the Black Sea grain pact are nearing a deal to extend it after talks between Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and United Nations officials, Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.

Reuters

No deal yet on extending Ukraine grain deal, UN proposals in focus

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations discussed on Thursday U.N. proposals to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.

Reuters

Ukraine wants Black Sea grain deal extended for longer and expanded

The Black Sea grain export initiative should be extended for a longer period and expanded, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Thursday after talks finished in Turkey.

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Progress made in talks on Black Sea grain deal, Ankara says

Progress was made in talks on the Black Sea grain deal held in Istanbul by the deputy defence ministers of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine as well as U.N. officials, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Explainer-Have Western sanctions on Russia impacted its wheat exports?

Russia wants the West to remove obstacles to the export of its grain and fertilisers before it agrees to the extension of a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports.

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Explainer-Have Western sanctions on Russia impacted its fertiliser exports?

Russia is demanding the West removes obstacles to its grain and fertilisers in talks underway in Turkey on Thursday on extending a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports.

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Putin could speak with Erdogan about Black Sea grain deal - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin could speak with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at short notice if needed regarding the extension of the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal, the Kremlin said on Thursday, as talks on the matter continue in Istanbul.

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Turkish minister says Black Sea grain deal could be extended for two months

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday he thought the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal could be extended for at least two more months, as officials from the parties involved held the first day of talks on an extension in Istanbul.

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Kremlin says Russia's view on Black Sea grain deal understood by all parties

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's stance on the Black Sea grain deal - that its own interests must be taken into account in talks aimed at extending it beyond May 18 - was understood by all relevant parties.

Reuters

Outbound inspections resume under Black Sea grain deal - UN

The United Nations said inspections resumed on Tuesday of outbound vessels under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports.

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Ukraine says it has alternatives if grain export deal not extended

Ukraine has alternative ways of transporting grain if a deal on safe Black Sea exports is not extended on May 18, and would not see that outcome as an "apocalyptic scenario", its agriculture minister said.

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Why eastern Europe's grain producers face a perfect storm

When global grain prices started falling last year after a spike in the first months of the war in Ukraine, Poland's then agriculture minister urged farmers to hang onto their harvests in the hope of a rebound and better returns.

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No Black Sea grain deal ships inspected as Russian deadline looms

The United Nations said no ships were inspected on Sunday or Monday under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports.

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Ukraine says Russia has effectively stopped Black Sea grain deal

Russia has effectively stopped the Black sea grain deal by refusing to register incoming vessels, Ukraine's reconstruction ministry said on Monday.

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Ukrainian media report explosion in Odesa, widespread air raid alerts

An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said, while air raid alerts rang out in other regions of the country including the capital, Kyiv.

Reuters

Shipments from Ukraine slowing as Black Sea grain deal deadline nears

The pace of shipments from Ukraine under a U.N.-backed initiative has slowed as concerns grow over ships getting stuck if a deal is not renewed later this month, according to sources and data.

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Ukraine delegate punches Russian at Black Sea nations assembly in Ankara

A Ukrainian delegate punched a Russian delegate in the face during a gathering of Black Sea nations in the Turkish capital on Thursday, after his Ukrainian flag was snatched away to stop him photobombing a video interview with Russia's lead delegate.

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Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and UN to discuss grain deal on Friday

Technical personnel from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Nations will meet on Friday to discuss a deal that allows the exports of Ukrainian grains on the Black Sea, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.

Reuters

Kazakhstan to ban oil products supplies via rail to Russian port of Taman -document

Kazakhstan Railways will ban transportation of oil products to the Russian Black Sea port of Taman starting from May 8, according to a document from the state-owned railway operator seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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Fire Extinguished at Russian Oil Refinery after Drone Attack

A drone attack set ablaze parts of an oil products reservoir at a refinery in southern Russia, but emergency services said they extinguished the fire just over two hours later, TASS news agency reported early on Thursday. TASS said the incident occurred at the Ilsky refinery near the Black Sea…

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Exclusive-Romania's grain crop rebound may limit Ukraine's room at Constanta port

A rebound in Romania's grain output this year may limit room for Ukrainian shipments through the Black Sea port of Constanta, a major transit hub for Kiev particularly since the Russian invasion, port operator Comvex said.

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