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Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open
3 months ago

Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ukraine on Monday accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait, as hearings opened in a high-stakes arbitration case between Kyiv and Moscow. The hearings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration are the latest in a string of international legal cases involving Russia and Ukraine linked …

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Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had destroyed a Russian military patrol ship in the Black Sea near annexed Crimea, the latest naval attack on Moscow's fleet in the key waterway. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence unit on Tuesday released a black and white video of what it said was the overnight attack on the Sergei Kotov, a 94-metre Russian …

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Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it used high-tech naval drones to sink a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian authorities. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank 4 kilometers off Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, Ukraine’s General Staff …

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Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian warship from the Black Sea Fleet in a special operation off Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The offical account of Ukraine's defense ministry on X has shared a video on Thursday, purpotedly showing the sinking of the Russian warship. The ministry informed that a special unit of Ukraine's defense destroyed the missile …

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Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea
1 year ago

Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies turned to as they struggled to export their food to people facing hunger around the world. Ukraine’s new corridor, protected by the military, has now allowed him to “free up warehouse space and increase activity.” …

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G-20 Summit 2023 | Resuming Black Sea grain trade will cool global food inflation: Finance Minister Sitharaman
1 year, 3 months ago

G-20 Summit 2023 | Resuming Black Sea grain trade will cool global food inflation: Finance Minister Sitharaman

The Hindu  

The G-20 leaders’ recommendation to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative to help the movement of grains, food, and fertilisers from Russia and Ukraine to the rest of the world, would help ease inflation in several countries, but may not affect India’s own inflation trajectory much, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. G-20 Summit 2023 Sept. 9 updates “On inflation, globally, …

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Russian missile attack kills police officer, injures 52 people in Zelensky’s hometown
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian missile attack kills police officer, injures 52 people in Zelensky’s hometown

LA Times  

A Russian missile attack Friday on Ukrainian President Volo-dymyr Zelensky’s hometown in the central part of the country killed a police officer and injured at least 52 other people, emergency officials said, while another attack in the southern Kherson region left three people dead. Also on Friday, a funeral was being held for an 18-year-old who was among the 16 …

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Russia won’t renew grain deal until demands met, Putin tells Erdogan
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia won’t renew grain deal until demands met, Putin tells Erdogan

Al Jazeera  

The Russian leader’s stance dashes hopes that Erdogan could help revive the deal which is vital for global food supplies. Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his stance on reinstating a United Nations-brokered deal to safely ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea only after the West meets Moscow’s demands on its agricultural exports. “People saying it was Russia that …

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As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain
1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain

The Independent  

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UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer
1 year, 5 months ago

UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer

Associated Press  

ROME — The U.N. chief on Monday urged Russia to resume the internationally brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, saying that otherwise, the world’s most vulnerable among the hungry will suffer the worst consequences. Both Russia and Ukraine are “essential to global food security,’' the U.N. leader said. “For my part, I remain …

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Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal. Here's what it means for the rest of the world
1 year, 5 months ago

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

NPR  

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal. Here's what it means for the rest of the world Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris McGrath/Getty Images Chris McGrath/Getty Images Russia is refusing to extend a U.N.-backed deal that has allowed Ukraine to export grain and other food items during the ongoing invasion. Known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the agreement reached last …

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Russia agrees to renew Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for 60 days
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to renew Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for 60 days

Al Jazeera  

About 30.3 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal to countries suffering from insecurity. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended by another two months.” Senior officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the …

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No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine
1 year, 7 months ago

No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine

Firstpost  

Ukrainian Black Sea ports were closed following Russia’s incursion last year, but access to three of them was restored in July under a deal mediated by the United Nations and Turkey between Moscow and Kyiv Despite the fact that no further negotiations are scheduled for this week, Ukraine cannot completely rule out the possibility that the agreement for the secure …

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Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal extended, UN and Turkey say
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal extended, UN and Turkey say

Al Jazeera  

An agreement allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports was due to expire on Saturday. “I thank Russia and Ukraine, who didn’t spare their efforts for a new extension, as well as the United Nations secretary general.” Before the war, Ukraine was one of the world’s top farm producers, and the so-called Black Sea Grain Initiative has …

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Russia-Ukraine updates: Blinken says US investigating drone crash
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine updates: Blinken says US investigating drone crash

Al Jazeera  

The US will continue to fly wherever international law allows, defence chief Lloyd Austin told reporters after speaking with Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu. “As I’ve said repeatedly, it’s important that great powers be models of transparency and communication and the United States will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows.” The US has said it was working …

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India to send aquanauts 500 metres under sea in 2023 in Samudrayaan
1 year, 11 months ago

India to send aquanauts 500 metres under sea in 2023 in Samudrayaan

The Hindu  

India will send three explorers to a depth of 500 metres under the sea in an indigenously built vessel, Samudrayaan, this year, an official said. However, the plan to send the Samudrayaan to 6,000 metres deep into the sea could be delayed due to difficulty in procuring the titanium sphere capable of withstanding pressure at those depths, the official, requesting …

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What do we know about Russia’s order to withdraw from Kherson?
2 years, 1 month ago

What do we know about Russia’s order to withdraw from Kherson?

Al Jazeera  

Losing the key southern Ukrainian city would be a major blow to Putin, but Kyiv remains wary that it could be a trap. Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu has ordered Moscow’s troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, which Kyiv’s troops have been advancing on for weeks. Kherson city was the first urban hub captured …

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Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world in what U.S. President Joe Biden called a “really outrageous” act. The U.N. negotiated that deal and that should be the end of it.” Biden spoke hours after Russia announced it would immediately halt participation in …

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Russia suspends U.N.-brokered grain export deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia suspends U.N.-brokered grain export deal

LA Times  

A view of a destroyed bridge across the Seversky Donets River in the liberated town of Sviatohirsk, Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russia of creating a world “hunger games.” The Russian Defense Ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack Saturday against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ships moored off the coast of occupied Crimea as the reason for the move. “In suspending this …

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Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said. The Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said the arrival of the ship has been postponed adding that an “update for the ceremony will be sent later …

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Turkey: Ukraine grain export deal to be signed in Istanbul
2 years, 5 months ago

Turkey: Ukraine grain export deal to be signed in Istanbul

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish officials say a deal on a U.N. plan to unblock the exports of Ukrainian grain amid the war and to allow Russia to export grain and fertilizers will be signed Friday in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said that he, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and officials from Russia and Ukraine will oversee the …

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Black Sea | Russia’s gateway to global waters
2 years, 6 months ago

Black Sea | Russia’s gateway to global waters

The Hindu  

The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, signed on July 21, 1774, by the Russian and Ottoman Empires after the 1768-74 war between the two powers, was one of the most consequential treaties for the global balance of power in the 18th century — it marked the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the arrival of the Russians, under …

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Russia planning to bomb port city of Odesa, claims Zelenskyy
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia planning to bomb port city of Odesa, claims Zelenskyy

Al Jazeera  

No immediate comment by the Russian army after the Ukrainian president says an attack on the city of one million people would amount to ‘war crime’. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russian forces were preparing to bombard the major port city of Odesa on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Reporting from Lviv, in western Ukraine, Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull …

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Father mourns son after shelling on Ukraine soccer field
2 years, 9 months ago

Father mourns son after shelling on Ukraine soccer field

Associated Press  

MARIUPOL, Ukraine — The surgeons leaving the operating room don’t make eye contact. Iliya was fatally wounded Wednesday while playing soccer in Mariupol when shelling started amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Elsewhere in Mariupol, shelling illuminated darkening skies as medics stood in a parking lot, with heavy fighting continuing on the city outskirts on Thursday. Others drove around the …

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