Ukraine, Russia Reach Deal to Unblock Grain Exports Stranded by War
- Countries ink parallel agreements with Turkey, UN in Istanbul
- Deal could help revive crops trade from major global exporter
Barges are loaded with grain at Reni river port on Danube river, in the Odesa region, Ukraine, on July 21.
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Russia and Ukraine reached a deal aimed at releasing millions of tons of grain through Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that, if implemented, would mark a vital step toward shoring up global food supplies.
Government officials from Kyiv and Moscow signed agreements with Turkey and the United Nations at a meeting in Istanbul. Grain ship traffic should begin in the coming days, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The accord involves shipments from three Ukrainian ports: Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.