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A vessel is seen arriving at Odesa in southern Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on April 12, 2023. (Photo: Yulii Zozulia/Nurphoto via Reuters Connect)

Russia attacks Ukraine’s vital Danube grain export route

Ukrainian foreign minister calls for global response to 'food terrorism'

Kyiv | Reuters – Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack on Monday, targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal. Last week’s attacks mostly struck the sea ports of Odesa


“I think it would be great if it could be expanded. The more grain that gets out into the world, the better ...” – Martin Griffith, United Nations.

Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term

More grain movement and fertilizer production needed to feed world

Reuters – United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said Dec. 15 it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times. Kyiv has called for an expansion of the deal with Moscow that was mediated by the United Nations and Turkey and allows