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Turkey struggles to push Russia, Ukraine into grain deal to avert food crisis

Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea ports met resistance as Ukraine said Russia was imposing unreasonable conditions and the Kremlin said free shipment depended on an end to sanctions.

Reuters

Russia hammers eastern Ukraine city as world seeks to lift grain siege

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official conceded on Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to unblock grain stuck in Ukraine's ports.

Bangkok Post

Lavrov says Russia won't take advantage if Kyiv lets grain shipments leave safely

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said Moscow would not use the situation surrounding grain shipments in and around the Black Sea to advance its "special military operation", as long as Ukraine lets ships leave safely.

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Turkey Struggles to Push Russia, Ukraine into Grain Deal to Avert Food Crisis

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Lavrov says onus is on Ukraine to de-mine ports to allow grain shipments

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday the onus was on Ukraine to solve the problem of resuming grain shipments by de-mining its ports.

Reuters

Turkey says U.N. plan for Ukraine grain exports reasonable, Kyiv wary

Turkey's foreign minister said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to ease a global food crisis by restarting Ukrainian grain exports along a sea corridor was "reasonable", and required more talks with Moscow and Kyiv to ensure ships' safety.

Reuters

Russian forces control most of eastern Ukraine's Severodonetsk, governor says

Russian forces control most of the strategic Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk and are heavily shelling the twin city of Lysychansk, causing major damage, the governor of Luhansk region said on Wednesday. This comes as fighting intensifies in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on…

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Russia-Ukraine latest: UN says war impact on world ‘severe’

War in Ukraine’s effect on food, energy, finance is ‘systemic, severe, and speeding up’, UN chief Antonio Guterres says.

Al Jazeera

Syrian, Russian Forces Boosted after Turkey Signals Operation

Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and opposition Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow. President Tayyip Erdogan said two weeks ago Turkey would launch new military operations in Syria to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian, Russian forces boosted after Turkey signals operation - officials

Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow.

Reuters

Zelenskiy says stalemate with Russia is ‘not an option’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 104 of the invasion

Russia claims control of 97% of Luhansk as UN warns war is creating a human trafficking crisis

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's space chief issues wild Satan-2 hypersonic missile threat

Dmitry Rogozin - the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency - threatened Bulgaria, Romania and Montenegro with a 208-ton, 16,000mph Sarmat "Satan 2" missile

Daily Mirror

Russia's Lavrov calls decision to block plane 'unprecedented'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday described as "unprecedented" a move by three eastern European countries to block his plane from travelling to Serbia, adding that he had yet to receive an explanation for their decision.

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Russia Says Ban on Lavrov’s Plane a ‘Hostile Action’

The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from traveling to Serbia were a "hostile action." Countries surrounding Serbia - Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro - closed their airspace to an official plane that would have carried Moscow's top…

Reuters

Russia says ban on Lavrov's plane a 'hostile action'

The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from travelling to Serbia were a "hostile action."

Bangkok Post

Russia's Lavrov cancels Serbia trip after countries close airspace

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was forced to cancel a visit to Serbia on Monday after several of its neighbours prevented his plane from passing through their airspace, officials said.

Evening Standard

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov forced to cancel trip to Serbia as flight ban takes effect

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was forced to cancel a planned trip to Serbia after three of its neighbours refused access to their airspace following the war in Ukraine.

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Russian foreign minister cancels Serbia visit after neighbours close airspace

Russian foreign ministry blames west after Sergei Lavrov's visit to ally Belgrade is scrapped

Reuters

Closed airspace forces cancellation of Russian foreign minister's visit to Serbia - Ifax cites source

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a senior foreign ministry source told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow Expects Big Jump in Profits from Energy Exports in 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said Western sanctions would have no effect on the country's oil exports and predicted a big jump in profits from energy shipments this year. "Considering the price level that has been established as a result of the West's policies, we have suffered no…

The Guardian - AU

Putin warns that Moscow will hit new targets if the west supplies Ukraine with long-range missiles – as it happened

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Wales Online

8 signs Vladimir Putin is seriously ill

There has been a lot of speculation into the wellbeing of the Russian leader amid the invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

High hopes Lavrov visit to Turkey unlocks Ukraine grain exports, Turkish source says

Turkey expects progress on a plan to unlock grains exports from Ukraine's Black Sea ports when Russia's foreign minister visits next week and both Moscow and Kyiv want a solution despite their conditions, a senior Turkish official said.

Axios

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