Ukraine warns grain export deal will stall if there are further Russian airstrikes on key ports – as it happened
by Samantha Lock (now); Maya Yang, Anna MacSwan, Emil from World news | The Guardian on (#61R4H)
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Without port blockades, Ukraine would be able to export 60m tonnes of grain in eight to nine months, according to Ukraine's economic adviser, Oleh Ustenko.
Ustenko said Russia's strike on the port of Odesa showed it would definitely not be that easy, according to Reuters reports of his appearance on television.
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