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US: Russia call for Ukraine grain corridor commitments is 'extortion'

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The United States accuses Russia of extortion at the expense of the developing world after it demanded Ukrainian security guarantees on its Crimea fleet for preserving a secure corridor to export grain. "What you're describing appears to be either collective punishment or collective extortion," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE

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