1/4 In an attempt to improve the free shipment of grain from Ukraine, the Black Sea Grain Initiative enabled Russian and Ukrainian agricultural exports to go through the Black Sea with Turkey providing guarantees. However, the Russian government now claims it cannot rejoin the deal due to the unfulfilled terms related to the export of …
1/7 A Ukrainian farmer harvests grain in the Odessa region on June 23. Photo by Igor Tkachenko/EPA-EFE July 17 (UPI) — Russia has announced the termination of the agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain from its ports in the Black Sea. The cancellation, which occurred just before the deadline of the latest extension, leaves …
Russia has announced its withdrawal from a U.N.-brokered agreement with Ukraine that established ‘no-fire’ grain corridors out of the Black Sea. This deal has allowed both countries, despite being at war, to export wheat and other cereals for the past 12 months. The cancellation of the agreement was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who …
1/4 Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin (C) and several of his mercenary group commanders met with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin June 29, days after ending a 24-hour rebellion and march towards Moscow. File Photo courtesy of Wagner Group | License Photo July 10 (UPI) — According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin …
A group of private mercenaries from the Wagner Group has halted its progress towards Moscow and is now returning to its field camps, as charges against the group’s leader have been dropped, according to the Kremlin. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, announced in a recorded message that his troops were turning back …