Russia-Ukraine Grain Deal Faces First Test

Written by on July 29, 2022

A top United Nations official said a first batch of grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port could ship out as soon as Friday, one of the first such shipments since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February. The expected shipment is a crucial test case for a rare diplomatic deal in the midst of the war in Ukraine to alleviate the global food crisis.

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said a grain shipment was poised to embark from one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, but he cautioned that “the devil was in the . . .



Current track

Title

Artist