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Russia and Ukraine sign a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments that could ease a global food crisis in which millions face hunger. IMAGES
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia 'should not have' opted out of the grain export deal. "This should be restored as quickly as possible," he tells reporters at a press conference. "The bottom line is, it's unconscionable," Blinken said. SOUNDBITE
UN chief Antonio Guterres underscores during a visit to Kyiv the need to extend the deal which has allowed the resumption of grain exports from war-torn Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Istanbul ahead of grain talks where a UN-backed deal to resume grain shipments across the Black Sea for the first time since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February is expected to be signed by Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for Russia not to be "marginalised" in talks aimed at reviving a key deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. "No process that marginalises Russia on the Black Sea grain initiative will be viable," Erdogan tells reporters after the close of the G20 summit in New Delhi. He also announced a forthcoming meeting on the issue between representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations, without specifying a precise date or location. SOUNDBITE
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