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Monday, July 17, 2023
Ukraine Grain Ship Guard
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Moscow Halts Grain Deal After Bridge to Crimea Struck

Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old U.N.-brokered deal which lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, just hours after a blast

July 17, 2023
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
UN Offers Putin SWIFT Access in Exchange for Black Sea Grain Extension, Sources Say
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UN Offers Putin SWIFT Access in Exchange for Black Sea Grain Extension, Sources Say

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 12 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir

July 12, 2023
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Monday, July 10, 2023
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Fleet Vanishes Even Faster Than It Grew

(Bloomberg) — A fleet of tankers that sprouted up out of nowhere to keep Russia’s oil moving has disbanded even faster than it emerged, underscoring

July 10, 2023
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Russia’s Crude Shipments Slump on Halt at Major Export Terminal

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude oil flows to international markets slumped last week but maintenance work, rather than output cuts,

June 27, 2023
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Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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Ukraine Must Be Ready to Export Mostly via Danube Ports – Sea Ports Authority

KYIV, June 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine must be ready to export grain almost exclusively via its Danube River ports because Russia is effectively

June 27, 2023
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Monday, June 19, 2023
Ellie M, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn, waits for the inspection at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul, Turkey
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If Grain Deal Ends, UN Pledge on Russian Exports Will go on – Russian Official

June 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Monday that even if a deal allowing shipments of Ukrainian grain via the

June 19, 2023
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
nuclear icebreaker convoy
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Kremlin Urges Faster Action to Let Foreign Vessels Use Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, June 15 (Reuters) – A Kremlin aide urged the Russian government on Thursday to adopt legislation allowing foreign flagged vessels to

June 15, 2023
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Monday, June 12, 2023
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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UN Secretary General Fears Russia Will Quit Black Sea Grain Deal

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he is concerned that

June 12, 2023
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Sunday, June 11, 2023
Ukraine Warns of Toxic Black Sea ‘Garbage Dump’ From Dam Debris
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Ukraine Warns of Toxic Black Sea ‘Garbage Dump’ From Dam Debris

By Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) –Floodwaters have started to recede four days after the destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam, laying bare

June 11, 2023
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Russia Says It Repelled Ukrainian Attack On Black Sea Fleet Ship
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Russia Says It Repelled Ukrainian Attack On Black Sea Fleet Ship

(Bloomberg) –Russia’s Defense Ministry says it repelled an attack by Ukrainian speedboats on one of its Black Sea Naval vessels early on Sunday. The

June 11, 2023
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Ukraine Grain Ship Guard
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Russia and Ukraine Say Ammonia Pipeline Was Damaged, Putting Grain Deal at Risk

June 7 (Reuters) – A pipeline used to transport ammonia fertilizer from Russia via Ukraine which may be central to the future of the Black

June 7, 2023
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Friday, June 2, 2023
Commercial vessels, including oil tankers, wait at an anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Russian Port Set to Suspend LPG Exports Over Drone Danger

MOSCOW, June 2 (Reuters) – Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman is poised to suspend exports of highly-explosive liquefied petroleum gas

June 2, 2023
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of silos of grain from Odesa Black Sea port
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Ukraine Says Russia Again Blocking Black Sea Grain Export Deal

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, June 1 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ministry of renovation and infrastructure said on Thursday the U.N.-brokered Black

June 1, 2023
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Monday, May 29, 2023
Second U.N.-Facilitated Shipment Of Russian Fertilizer From EU Reaches Africa
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Second U.N.-Facilitated Shipment Of Russian Fertilizer From EU Reaches Africa

VILNIUS, May 29 (Reuters) – A second shipment of Russian-origin fertilizer facilitated by the United Nations’ World Food Programme has

May 29, 2023
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Sunday, May 28, 2023
South Africa To Investigate U.S. Allegations Of Arms Shipment To Russia
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South Africa To Investigate U.S. Allegations Of Arms Shipment To Russia

JOHANNESBURG, May 28 (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a panel to investigate U.S. allegations that a

May 28, 2023
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Friday, May 26, 2023
Ukraine Grain Ship Guard
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Russia Signals End to Black Sea Grain Deal in July if Demands Not Met

UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (Reuters) – Russia signaled on Thursday that if demands to improve its grain and fertilizer exports are not met then it

May 26, 2023
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Russian Navy Fleet Anchored
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Russia: Warship Guarding Black Sea Pipelines Attacked by Unmanned Ukraine Craft

MOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the Russian warship Ivan Hurs had been attacked

May 24, 2023
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A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker escorts ships on the Northern Sea Route, July 14 2016
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Russia Planing Year-Round Navigation of the Northern Sea Route in Early 2024

Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom and Novatek, Russia’s largest natural gas producer, plan to launch year-round navigation in the

May 24, 2023
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of silos of grain from Odesa Black Sea port
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Ukraine Says Russia Prevents Black Sea Grain Deal Port Operating

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi has halted operations because Russia is not allowing ships to enter it, in effect

May 23, 2023
Total Views: 1686

Monday, May 22, 2023
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russian Oil Exports By Sea Show No Sign of Cuts

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russian crude oil flows to international markets still show no sign of the output cuts the country insists it is making.

May 22, 2023
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