UN chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into grain deal
Kyiv, Ukraine/New York City, USReuters UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced deep concern on Sunday over Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in a UN-brokered deal that had allowed grain shipments from Ukraine, as he delayed a foreign visit to try to revive the agreement that was intended to ease a global food crisis. Russia, […]
Ukraine power plant shelled again, Zelenskiy rails at Russian “nuclear terror; Pope hails grain ships as “sign of hope”
Reuters Ukraine said on Sunday that renewed Russian shelling had damaged three radiation sensors and hurt a worker at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, in the second hit in consecutive days on Europe’s largest nuclear facility. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called Saturday night’s shelling “Russian nuclear terror” that warranted more international sanctions, this time on Moscow’s […]
Russian pullout must precede any dialogue, says Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine/Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed comments by ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that Russia wanted a “negotiated solution” to the war and said any dialogue would be contingent on a Russian ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops. Schroeder, a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and increasingly derided in Germany for his pro-Russia […]
Russia accuses US of direct Ukraine war role, grain ship anchors off Turkish coast
Istanbul, Turkey/London, UK Reuters Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow’s invasion anchored safely off Turkey’s coast after a problem-free journey. Russia said it was responding to comments by Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy head of military […]
Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia will cut gas supplies to Europe once again in a blow to countries that have supported Ukraine, just as there was hope that economic pressures could ease this week with the resumption of Black Sea grain exports. The first ships from Ukraine may set sail in days under a deal agreed on […]
Essay: Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds
In an article first published on The Conversation, WANDILE SIHLOBO, a senior fellow in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, looks at what the deal between Ukraine and Russia signed last week means…
Ukraine works to resume grain exports, flags Russian strikes as risk
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warned deliveries would suffer if a Russian missile strike on Odesa was a sign of more to come. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced Saturday’s attack as “barbarism” that […]
Updated: Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports
Updated: 8am, 24th July, 2022 (AEST)Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just a day earlier to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages caused by the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the strike showed […]
US pledges more military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off
Kyiv, UkraineReuters The United States promised more military support for Ukraine, including drones, and is doing preliminary work on whether to send fighter aircraft, as fighting raged on in the east of the country five months into Russia’s invasion. Moscow and Kyiv signed a landmark deal on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea […]