World News | Russia Agrees to Extend Ukraine Grain Deal in a Boost for Global Food Security
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea, helping ease a global food crisis exacerbated by the war Russia launched more than a year ago.
Geneva, May 17 (AP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea, helping ease a global food crisis exacerbated by the war Russia launched more than a year ago.
Erdogan said Wednesday that the deal would be extended for two months.
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The deal was brokered by the UN and Turkiye last summer. It came with a separate agreement to ease shipments of Russian food and fertiliser that Moscow insists hasn't been applied.
Russia had set a Thursday deadline for its concerns to be ironed out or had threatened to bow out. (AP)
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