Dyer: Reopening Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is a humanitarian issue (subs)
Normally, Ukraine’s Black Sea ports export five to six million tonnes of grain per month, but most are now under Russian occupation and the biggest, Odesa, has been blockaded by the Russian navy for five months, writes Gwynne
Dyer.LONDON, U.K.—“Not all issues have yet been resolved, but the fact that there is movement is already good,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Tehran on Tuesday.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.
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