Russia held exercises demonstrating its power to sink ships and stop those that try to run its blockade. For Ukrainian food exports to resume, Moscow said, a list of demands must be met.
Tag: Embargoes and Sanctions
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Despite grain deal collapse, Putin and Erdogan are still relying on each other.
Vladimir V. Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have kept good relations despite the war in Ukraine, and analysts say that will continue after the Kremlin rejected a deal Mr. Erdogan helped broker.
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Russia Halts Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal
Moscow, which has repeatedly complained that the U.N.-brokered agreement is one-sided in Ukraine’s favor, said it could return to the deal if its demands were met.
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Black Sea Grain Deal in Balance as Deadline Looms Again
Russia has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the wartime export agreement, which has helped stabilize global grain prices and avert famines. The latest deadline to renew it is midnight Monday.
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The G.O.P. Backed Gal Luft on Hunter Biden Claims. Now He’s Indicted.
Gal Luft, promoted by House Republicans as possessing evidence of corruption by the Biden family, was charged by federal prosecutors with lobbying and sanctions violations and with brokering arms deals with China and Iran.