- The world must respond firmly to any Russian attempts to disrupt Ukraine’s grain export corridor, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as more ships were loading despite Moscow suspending its participation in a UN-brokered deal.
- One of the global consequences of Russia’s war on its neighbour has been food shortages and a cost of living crisis in many countries, and a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey on 22 July had provided safe passage for vessels carrying grain and other fertiliser exports.
- Russia fired missiles at Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv in what President Vladimir Putin admitted was retaliation for an attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet over the weekend.
Zelenskyy demands firmer defence of Ukraine grains export corridor
