Ukraine grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday.

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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

4:41pm September 04, 2023

by Charles Maynes

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

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Church personnel inspect the damage inside the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, following Russian missile attacks.

Latest on Ukraine: As Russia pounds Odesa, Moscow and Crimea become targets

1:21pm July 24, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Anti-tank obstacles on a wheat field at a farm in southern Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. The country's grain exports were curtailed this week when Russia pulled out of a deal that allowed grain-laden ships to sail out of Ukrainian ports.

Russia's nixing of Ukraine grain deal deepens worries about global food supply

3:55pm July 19, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

Since the war began, there's been concern about getting Ukrainian grain to countries in need. A deal was struck in 2022 to keep exports flowing — but Russia put an end to it on Monday.

A ship carrying grain from Ukraine arrives in Istanbul, Turkey in Nov. 2022. On Monday, Russia again said it would pull out of the U.N.-backed deal.

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Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal. Here's what it means for the rest of the world

11:36am July 17, 2023

The U.N.-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed Ukraine to ship food to other parts of the world during the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's suspending the deal for now.

A harvester collects wheat in Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. On Monday, Russia suspended its participation in a wartime deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey that was designed to move food from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry.

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Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in

11:06am July 17, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a working session on Ukraine during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday. In a win for the Ukrainian leader, Biden supported training Ukraine's pilots to fly F-16s.

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Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy scores F-16 training, as Russia claims to take Bakhmut

11:20am May 22, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Workers load grain at a port in Izmail, Ukraine, on April 26. A United Nations-backed deal has been extended allowing shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.

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The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

4:04pm May 17, 2023

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.