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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia 'should not have' opted out of the grain export deal. "This should be restored as quickly as possible," he tells reporters at a press conference. "The bottom line is, it's unconscionable," Blinken said. SOUNDBITE
The Razoni, the ship carrying the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on 24 February, crosses the Bosphorus "on its way to Lebanon", the Turkish defence ministry said. It is continuing its journey after completing a high-stakes inspection by a team made up of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN. IMAGES
Boats transport Russian and Ukrainian officials to the cargo ship Razoni to carry out an inspection of the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the Russian invasion. The ship sailed through a specially cleared corridor in the mine-infested waters of the Black Sea, which had been under a Russian blockade. IMAGES
President Volodymyr Zelensky visits a port in southern Ukraine to oversee grain being loaded for export onto a Turkish ship, the presidency says, following a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey. IMAGES
Russia and Ukraine sign a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments that could ease a global food crisis in which millions face hunger. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that Russia and Ukraine's signing of a deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments would "bring relief for developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy". He adds that the accord "opens a path for significant volumes of commercial food exports from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea: Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny." IMAGES
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