Black Sea risks after Russia exits grain deal
The Odesa region is home to the maritime terminals central to the export deal between Moscow and Kyiv that has enabled the shipment of more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain over the past year. Moscow’s invasion last year saw Ukraine’s Black Sea ports blocked by warships until the agreement brokered by the UN
fire at Crimea military site
News of the blaze came two days after Ukraine used waterborne drones to attack the Kerch bridge, a key military supply artery from mainland Russia to annexed Crimea. Authorities have not specified the cause of the blaze at the military site, but some Russian media reported that detonations were heard in the area and footage
Russian President Putin will not attend BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month, South Africa said on Wednesday. Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS summit amid concerns he could be arrested for war crimes A fire at a military base in Crimea triggered mass evacuations and the closure of a highway Russia issued
Attack on Odesa port
Russia halted the agreement to ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea on Monday. On Tuesday night, the Russian military attacked port facilities in the Odessa region with missiles and drones for the second consecutive day and there were reports of airstrikes in other areas as well. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky linked the massive Russian
Russia attacks Odessa region
Russia launched its war against the neighbouring country more than 16 months ago. Russia launched air strikes on the Odessa region on the Black Sea overnight on Monday, officials said. The Ukrainian air defence was able to shoot down six Russian Kalibr cruise missiles and 21 combat drones, the Ukrainian military said via Facebook on
Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal
While Russia has complained that restrictions on shipping and insurance have hampered its agricultural exports, it has shipped record amounts of wheat since last year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Black Sea Grain Initiative would be suspended until demands to get Russian food and fertilizer to the world are met. The suspension marks the
Biden invites Netanyahu to US
US President Joe Biden extended an invitation to meet to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Monday. The details of the conversation coincided with a separate announcement by the US that it is sending a destroyer and fighter jets to the Gulf region in order to deter Iran from seizing ships.
Sierra Leone bans meat imports from Liberia
Anthrax is transmitted by spores that can remain inactive for decades in the soil. It is transmissible to humans and sometimes fatal. Sierra Leone has banned the movement of livestock and meat imports from neighbouring Liberia after 36 cows died near the border, Liberian authorities said the cattle deaths began in July near the town
The attack Russia’s Kerch Bridge in Crimea matters
Russia’s Kerch Strait Bridge linking the country’s mainland to Crimea was attacked in the early morning hours of June 17th and reports indicate that this all-too-important piece of infrastructure may be knocked out again. The Governor of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed at least two people were killed and one was injured in the
More Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who brokered a deal that ended last month’s rebellion launched by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said that his country’s military could benefit from the mercenaries’ combat experience. On Friday, Belarusian state TV broadcast video of Wagner instructors training Belarusian territorial defense forces at a firing range in the Asipovichy region,