Russia Considering Quitting Ukraine Safe-Corridor Crop Deal, Putin Says
A vessel carries 6,161 tons of wheat from Ukraine in the Marmara sea in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Russia is considering leaving the deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain exports from Black Sea ports, President Vladimir Putin said at a televised meeting.
The Russian leader said that his country had agreed to the deal’s extension several times not in Ukraine’s interests, but for its allies in Africa and South America.