UN secretary-general António Guterres wants to save an agreement on grain exports from Ukraine via the Black Sea, which Moscow suspended following drone attacks on its fleet.
Russia’s weekend backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis.
In Tuesday’s incident, an electricity substation also caught fire near the town of Dzhankoi in north Crimea.
Hopes are currently pinned on the agreement with Russia enabling a resumption of regular Ukrainian agricultural exports via the Black Sea.
Food is urgently needed on the world market – especially in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The UN recently warned of the biggest famine in decades.
“EU strongly condemns Russian missile strike on Odessa’s seaport,” top EU foreign affairs envoy, Josep Borrell, wrote on Twitter.
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“Yes, we are preparing for a referendum, and we will hold it,’’ the deputy head of Kherson’s military and civil administration.
The Russian diplomats had been ordered out of the country within 72 hours.
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