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Video released by US shows moment Russian jet hit spy drone over Black Sea

The incident has led to rising tensions between the US and Russia

Evening Standard

Pentagon releases video of Black Sea drone incident

The Pentagon has released a video showing Russia's intercept of a United States military surveillance drone downed over the Black Sea.

The New Daily

US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into American drone over Black Sea

Pentagon says video has been edited for length but shows sequence of events

The Guardian - UK

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NATO, Russia in high risk aerial cat-and-mouse game

PARIS - The loss of a US drone in the Black Sea after an alleged collision with a Russian war plane has exposed the high-risk cat-and-mouse game in European skies between NATO and Russian aircraft.

Bangkok Post

Downing of US drone in Russian jet encounter prompts counter claims of violations in the sky – an international law expert explores the arguments

The details are disputed, but either way the result was the same: On March 14, 2023, a U.S. drone crashed into the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian aircraft.

The Conversation

Russia plans to recover wreckage of US drone downed over Black Sea

US says any recovery operation in such deep water would be difficult and unlikely to yield useful intelligence

The Guardian - US

Türkiye Seeks Extending Grain Deal for 120 Days, Says Defense Minister

Türkiye will continue discussions to extend a deal that allows grain shipments from Ukraine's Black Sea ports for 120 days rather than 60 days, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday. "We started negotiations in line with the initial version of the deal. The continuation of the deal is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia says it will try to retrieve US drone wreckage from Black Sea

Moscow will try to retrieve the remains of a US military surveillance drone brought down in the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter planes, said a senior Russian security official on Wednesday. The US military said a Russian fighter jet clipped the drone's propeller. Russia denies responsibility for…

France 24

Russian fighter aircraft collides with US drone above Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, forcing the American aircraft to crash, the U.S. said.

Tribune News Service

Black Sea grain deal talks at 'critical moment' -U.S. State Dept

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday it was a "critical moment" in negotiations on the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Washington hopes will be extended before it expires on March 18.

Reuters

UN Seeks Extension of Key Ukraine-Russia Wartime Grain Deal

Senior UN officials hosted Russian envoys in Geneva on Monday in a bid to extend an export agreement amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices. The United Nations and Türkiye brokered a deal between the two warring countries in July that allows…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia unleashes 'retaliatory' missile barrage on Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant briefly loses power supply

At least six people are dead after Russian strikes hit a series of Ukrainian regions, knocking out power to several areas, as well as to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

ABC News

Ukraine and UN chief call for new grain deal to safeguard global food supplies

Reports suggest Russia unhappy about deal and is threatening to pull out of scheme exporting grain from Black Sea ports

The Guardian - UK

Türkiye Says Working to Renew Black Sea Grain Deal

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that Ankara is working hard to extend a UN-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia following its invasion. The Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye last July allowed grain to…

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The Guardian - UK

20 of the best budget beach holidays in Europe

From camping by the Black Sea to a cool Portuguese surf house, these great places to stay across Europe start at just £50 a week in summer

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says It Will Only Renew Grain Deal If Its Own Exports Are Unblocked

Russia said on Wednesday it would only agree to extend the Black Sea grain deal, which allows grain to be safely exported from Ukrainian ports, if the interests of its own agricultural producers are taken into account. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye last…

Reuters

Russia says it will only renew grain deal if its own exports are unblocked

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Urges UN and Türkiye to Start Talks to Extend Grain Deal

Ukraine has sent an appeal to the UN and Türkiye to start negotiations on extending a grain export deal, but there has been no response, a Ukrainian government source said on Tuesday. Yuriy Vaskov, Ukraine's deputy minister of restoration, told Reuters last week that Kyiv would ask all sides to…

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow cuts oil supply to Poland – as it happened

Comments from French president come after Joe Biden said it was ‘not rational’ for Beijing to be negotiating a peace deal

Reuters

Strip of land key to expanding Ukraine grain shipments, major exporter says

The owner of Nibulon, one of Ukraine's biggest grain exporters and growers, said on Thursday that expanding the Black Sea grain corridor to Mykolaiv ports made little sense until Ukraine regained control of a narrow strip of land occupied by Russia.

The Conversation

Ukraine: Russia's inability to dominate the sea has changed the course of the war

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but nonetheless crucial – maritime dimension to the war across the full spectrum of tactical, strategic, economic and diplomatic considerations.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 364 of the invasion

China’s top diplomat meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow; Biden meets leaders of Bucharest Nine; Ukraine seeks extension to Black Sea grain deal

Reuters

Ukraine wants one-year grain deal extension to include new ports

Ukraine will ask Turkey and the United Nations this week to start talks to roll over the Black Sea grain deal, seeking an extension of at least one year that would include the ports of Mykolaiv, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Wants One-Year Grain Deal Extension to Include New Ports

Ukraine will ask Türkiye and the United Nations this week to start talks to roll over the Black Sea grain deal, seeking an extension of at least one year that would include the ports of Mykolaiv, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday. The Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by…

France 24

Odesa, a defiant city on the strategic shores of the Black Sea

A seaside resort with a rich multicultural past, Odesa was one of the early targets of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022. But the port city mounted its defenses and the mayor, who once had a reputation for being pro-Russian, transformed himself into an uncompromising Ukrainian patriot. With its…

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