Ukraine Latest: Russia Agrees to Resume Grain Export Deal

Russia resumed its participation in the Black Sea grain-export deal after Moscow said it had received written guarantees from Ukraine that the safe-passage corridor will be used only for grain exports.

The decision was an abrupt reversal after President Vladimir Putin suspended the deal on Saturday following a strike on his naval forces off the port of Sevastopol. The United Nations coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative welcomed Russia’s return and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’sefforts to help make it happen.

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