Russia, Ukraine seal landmark grain deal in Istanbul

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Istanbul, Turkey | AFP by Dmitry ZAKS with Frankie TAGGART in Kyiv Ukraine and Russia on Friday ended months of fraught negotiations and signed a landmark deal with Turkey and the United Nations aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries. The first major deal between the warring parties since Russia’s February invasion should help ease the “acute hunger” that the UN estimates say now faces an additional 47 […]