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Russia declares a federal emergency in a border region that is under attack from Ukrainian forces

Russia declares a federal emergency in a border region that is under attack from Ukrainian forces

Aug 9, 2024 | 4:58am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Ministry for Emergencies on Friday declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appeared to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. “The operational situation in the Kursk region remains difficult,” Kursk acting governor […]

EU agriculture officials work on ways to move Ukrainian grain to the world

Jul 25, 2023 | 2:09pm

The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out of Ukraine after Russia halted a deal that allowed Black Sea exports vital to global food security, a top agriculture official said Tuesday. The thorny issue of how to get food products out of Ukraine — and help farmers in neighboring […]

Russia Halts Wartime Deal Allowing Ukraine to Ship Grain

Jul 17, 2023 | 5:13am

Russia halted a breakthrough wartime deal on Monday that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its […]

EXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean

Oct 31, 2022 | 9:12am

Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, and it appears that the remaining partners are now left to take their chances. On Monday, Ukraine said a dozen ships had sailed despite initially reporting that more than 200 vessels, many loaded […]

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