World
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War in Ukraine
9/20/2023 7:44:24 PM
Poland said it had summoned Kyiv's ambassador on Wednesday over remarks by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN that came amid a row over grain exports.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/17/2023 8:25:53 PM
Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine's ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia's withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/13/2023 3:51:38 PM
Ukraine has been exporting grain through a northern Croatian port for more than a year, an official told AFP Wednesday, as Zagreb aims to increase exports of the war-wracked country's crops.
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World
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International
9/5/2023 10:29:52 AM
Russia dominates the grain export market, with only a dozen nations supplying the world market with the key commodity to produce the most basic of staples for much of the world: bread.
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World
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International
8/23/2023 9:00:00 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin took multiple shots at the West on the opening day of an economic summit in South Africa, using a prerecorded speech that was aired on giant screens Tuesday to rail at what he called “illegitimate sanctions” on his country and threaten to cut off Ukraine's grain exports permanently.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/28/2023 6:55:00 PM
Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called for a consensual agreement on grain exports to halt the continuous rise in grain prices during his speech on Friday at the Russia-Africa Summit in Russia's St. Petersburg.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/25/2023 3:15:21 PM
Russia hosts African leaders this week for a summit aimed at boosting ties despite concerns in Africa over the conflict in Ukraine and the suspension of a deal on Ukrainian grain exports.
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World
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Africa
7/25/2023 1:26:14 PM
Moscow has over the past several years strengthened its presence in Africa, vowing to intensify grain exports, weapons deliveries and energy cooperation ahead of the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit that will be held in St. Petersburg from 27-28 July.
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World
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Region
7/22/2023 5:00:00 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he wants to convince his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to re-join an agreement on Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, which Moscow declined to renew.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/15/2023 6:19:10 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the main objective of the deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume was not achieved, in a call with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/26/2023 6:16:22 PM
The Ukrainian grain exports deal, which could collapse within weeks, is critical for millions of people in the Horn of Africa, where some are already starving, the United Nations said Monday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
5/18/2023 11:11:00 AM
Ukraine said 'unprecedented' air attacks had rocked its capital and other areas early Thursday, a day after it reached an agreement with Russia to extend a deal allowing grain exports across the Black Sea.
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World
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Region
4/6/2023 10:06:21 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkey on Thursday, a Turkish official told AFP, for talks that include the future of a key deal that allows grain exports from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the Black Sea.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/2/2022 1:02:49 PM
Russia agreed Wednesday to resume its participation in a deal brokered by Turkey and the U.N. to keep grain and other commodities moving out of Ukraine's ports during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey's president said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/1/2022 11:10:44 PM
Grain exports will halt on Wednesday after Moscow pulled out of a deal to let ships through the Black Sea, as Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded "real guarantees" from Kyiv before returning to the agreement.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/31/2022 5:59:44 PM
Cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease a global food crisis.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/30/2022 6:30:45 PM
Russia's blockade of grain exports makes it "impossible" for fully loaded ships to leave port, Ukraine charged Sunday after Moscow claimed drone attacks on its Crimea fleet had exploited the grain corridor safe zone.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/30/2022 2:55:32 PM
US President Joe Biden warned that global hunger could increase because of Russia's suspension of a UN-brokered deal to allow safe passage for ships carrying Ukrainian grain.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/30/2022 11:15:55 AM
Ukraine's maritime grain exports were halted Sunday after Russia suspended its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed the vital shipments, blaming drone attacks on its ships in Crimea.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
7/27/2022 2:05:41 PM
Turkey on Wednesday formally opened a joint coordination centre for Ukrainian grain exports under a UN-backed deal aimed at resuming shipments for the first time since Russia's February invasion of its neighbour.
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