Russia-Ukraine grain deal

With grain deal in focus, Putin to meet Erdogan in Russia

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will try to convince Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to return to a Ukraine grain export deal that helped ease a global food crisis, when the two leaders meet in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday.

Black Sea grain deal must be upheld

Russia should consider the bigger picture of global food crisis and rejoin the deal

World hunger and the war in Ukraine

The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.

Local wholesale wheat prices start rising

But retail prices still unhurt by Russia’s grain deal exit

What is the Black Sea grain deal and what happens when it expires?

The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain blocked by the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be exported safely

Explainer: What is Russia's problem with the Black Sea grain deal?

President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles getting its own agricultural goods to world markets.

Kremlin says no positive prospects for Black Sea grain deal renewal

The Russian side has clearly fulfilled its obligations and the mechanism created is still functioning.

September 4, 2023
September 4, 2023

With grain deal in focus, Putin to meet Erdogan in Russia

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will try to convince Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to return to a Ukraine grain export deal that helped ease a global food crisis, when the two leaders meet in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday.

July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023

Black Sea grain deal must be upheld

Russia should consider the bigger picture of global food crisis and rejoin the deal

July 22, 2023
July 22, 2023

World hunger and the war in Ukraine

The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.

July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Local wholesale wheat prices start rising

But retail prices still unhurt by Russia’s grain deal exit

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

What is the Black Sea grain deal and what happens when it expires?

The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain blocked by the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be exported safely

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

Explainer: What is Russia's problem with the Black Sea grain deal?

President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles getting its own agricultural goods to world markets.

June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023

Kremlin says no positive prospects for Black Sea grain deal renewal

The Russian side has clearly fulfilled its obligations and the mechanism created is still functioning.