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The Turkish flagged Polarnet cargo ship, which departed from Ukraine's port of Chornomorsk on Friday carrying 12,000 tons of corn, docks at the port of Derince in northeastern Turkey. It is the first grain shipment from Ukraine to reach its final destination under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv. The deal brokered by Turkey and the UN lifted a Russian blockade of Ukraine's ports and set terms for millions of tonnes of wheat and other grain to start flowing from silos and ports. IMAGES
The European Commission urges EU countries to reduce their demand for natural gas by 15 percent over the coming winter months to overcome Russia's energy supply "blackmail". SOUNDBITE
The Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov meet with their delegations in a much awaited meeting in Ankara. Talks are expected to focus on efforts to open a security corridor to ship Ukrainian grain -- cereals and wheat in particular -- stuck in the war-torn country's ports due to a Russian blockade. IMAGES
The leaders of NATO member states meet for an extraordinary summit in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. NATO is aiming to raise the cost for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine by bolstering weapons supplies to Kyiv and strengthening the alliance's eastern flank. IMAGES
NATO must not allow Russia's invasion of Ukraine to spill over into a war between the alliance and Moscow, its chief Jens Stoltenberg tells AFP. The alliance has consistently ruled out a no-fly zone over Ukraine on the grounds it would bring NATO into direct conflict with Russia. SOUNDBITE
Targeting hospitals in Ukraine is a "war crime," a senior UN official tells an emergency meeting of the Security Council, called in the wake of deadly strikes that Kyiv blamed on Russia. "Intentionally directing attacks against a protected hospital is a war crime and perpetrators must be held to account," says Joyce Msuya, acting under-secretary for humanitarian affairs. SOUNDBITE
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