The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

Russia and Ukraine strike landmark deal as new weapons could turn tide on war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan described the agreement as a turning point and said 'war will end at the negotiating table' - meanwhile war rages on as with hopes of easing the world's food crisis

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Ukraine and Russia sign UN-backed grain export deal to ease global food crisis

Ukrainian Black Sea ports will finally be allowed to reopen, with tons of grain leaving the country to feed starving countries. The deal was described as 'life-saving'

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Grain deal clears one of many hurdles to get Ukraine’s crops to market

Analysis: demand is desperate but ships, crew, insurance and shipping lanes all need preparing

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

U.N. expects Ukraine-Russia grain deal to be implemented in a few weeks -officials

The United Nations expects a deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea to be fully operational in a few weeks and restore shipments to pre-war levels of 5 million tonnes a month, two senior U.N. officials said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Ukraine and Russia sign UN-backed deal to restart grain exports

Shipping of millions of tonnes from blockaded Black Sea ports could avert global food crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

Russia and Ukraine sign deal to resume crucial grain exports

Russia's Black Sea blockade has exacerbated the food security crisis.

Axios · Jul 22, 2022

Ukraine and Russia sign grain export deal with UN, Turkey

In Istanbul on Friday Ukraine signed an agreement to resume grain exports disrupted by Moscow's invasion. but only with Turkey and the UN, excluding any direct deal with Russia.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22, 2022

Russia, Ukraine sign UN-backed grain export deal

Agreement set to allow grain to be exported from Ukrainian Black Sea ports amid fears of a global food crisis.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2022

Trudy Rubin: We can win if West helps us close our skies to Russian attack, Ukraine defense minister says

KYIV, Ukraine — The day before I interviewed Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, Russian missiles slammed into a business district in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, far from the front line or any military target.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 22, 2022

Ukraine-Russia grain deal to include control centre, inspections

Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal in Istanbul on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports and release Ukrainian grain exports, according to Turkey. Here are some details of the measures likely to be adopted in the agreement.

France 24 · Jul 22, 2022