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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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…

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Calls on UN, Türkiye to Prevent Russia from Obstructing Grain Deal

Ukraine appealed on Wednesday to the United Nations and Türkiye to press Russia to immediately stop hindering Ukrainian grain shipments that supply millions of people and not to use the food as a weapon. After an almost six-month blockade caused by the Russian invasion, three Ukrainian Black Sea ports were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine calls on UN, Turkey to prevent Russia from obstructing grain deal

Ukraine appealed on Wednesday to the United Nations and Turkey to press Russia to immediately stop hindering Ukrainian grain shipments that supply millions of people and not to use the food as a weapon.

Reuters

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Explainer-Can Ukraine's grain corridor ease the global food crisis?

Russia has proposed that a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled grains to be exported from Ukraine's Black Sea ports should be renewed for just 60 days.

Reuters

Ukraine warns of mines drifting along Black Sea coast due to storm

Shipping and coastal communities around Ukraine's major seaport hub of Odesa received a warning from military officials on Tuesday over the high risk of naval mines drifting along the coast and washing ashore.

Reuters

Large-scale Russian missile attacks ‘reconnaissance’ for future offensive

Ukrainian military says 61 out of 70 cruise missiles shot down as Black Sea launches seen as test of defence infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Russia fired cruise missiles over NATO airspace in Romania, Ukraine claims

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said two Russian Kaliber missiles had travelled through the airspace of Moldova - which co operates with NATO - and full member Romania, before they came crushing down on infrastructure targets in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine crews working to restore power to Odesa after fire

Repair crews were working round the clock to restore power systems in the Black Sea port of Odesa following a fire that left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

Reuters

Crimea will never again be part of Ukraine - Croatian president

Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, will never again be part of Ukraine, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Monday in remarks detailing his objection to Zagreb providing military aid to Kyiv.

Reuters

France's foreign minister visits Odesa to show support for Ukraine

The French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, visited Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Thursday to discuss how France can help Ukraine as it fights Russia's attack on its independence – though she did not say there were plans to send French-made tanks.

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French foreign minister arrives in Odesa to assess Ukraine's needs

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna arrived on Thursday in Odesa, the strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, as part of France's efforts to boost its relationship with Ukraine and discuss its needs in the coming months.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: To Georgians, Ukraine represents freedom and the potential for EU membership

Upon my arrival in the capital city of Tbilisi, the impact that the war in Ukraine has had on the conscience of Georgians became immediately apparent. Throughout the city, the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag hang proudly along with the red crosses of the Georgian flag. The war…

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list

The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic center of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to the list of World Heritage sites in danger

France 24

UNESCO sounds alarm stating Odesa a 'World Heritage in Danger' site

The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Wednesday that it had designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site.

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UNESCO designates Ukraine's Odesa a World Heritage in Danger site

The United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday that it had designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site.

Reuters

Bulgaria defuses another mine drifting near its Black Sea coast

Bulgaria's navy on Tuesday defused a naval mine that had drifted close to its Black Sea coast, a day after it carried out a controlled explosion of another mine, the defence ministry said.

Reuters

U.N. calls out Ukraine grain deal backlog, urges improvement

The United Nations on Wednesday called out inefficiencies in the operation of a deal allowing Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, but did not lay blame for a backlog of more than 100 ships in Turkish waters waiting on travel approval and inspections.

Reuters

Bulgaria seeks to revive trans-Balkan pipeline project to secure non-Russian oil

Bulgaria is looking to revive a trans-Balkan oil pipeline project to secure non-Russian crude oil supplies for its only oil refinery on the Black Sea, controlled by Russia's Lukoil, President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin and Erdogan Discuss Ukraine Prisoners, Gas and Grain

President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone about exchanging men wounded in Ukraine, the creation of a gas hub in Türkiye and the export of grain from the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday. "The exchange of views on the situation around Ukraine…

Reuters

Putin and Erdogan discuss Ukraine prisoners, gas and grain

President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone about exchanging men wounded in Ukraine, the creation of a gas hub in Turkey and the export of grain from the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Evening Standard

Russia deploys vessels in response to possible ‘threat’ at Black Sea base

In its latest intelligence update, the MoD said it is ‘unlikely’ that the deployment on Wednesday ‘signifies preparation for unusual maritime-launched cruise-missile strikes’

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