The Kyiv Independent – > 189
orig date 2023-07-17 13:00:11
16:01 17-07-2023 
⚡️Black Sea grain deal collapses as Russia pulls from agreement.
Russia announced on July 17 that it is pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, critical for ensuring global food security, effectively collapsing the deal.
"Unfortunately, the part of the Black Sea agreements concerning Russia has not been implemented so far," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed. "Therefore, the deal has been terminated. As soon as the Russian part is completed, the Russian side will return to the implementation of this deal immediately."
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