Europe

Russia pulls out of Ukraine grain deal over drone attack, prompting food crisis concerns

Suspension of the deal will cut shipments from Ukraine, one of the world’s biggest grain exporters

The Brave Commander, a cargo vessel chartered by the World Food Programme, is loaded with wheat grain at a port near Odesa, Ukraine. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/New York Times
The Brave Commander, a cargo vessel chartered by the World Food Programme, is loaded with wheat grain at a port near Odesa, Ukraine. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/New York Times
David Ljunggren
Sun Oct 30 2022 - 14:23

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