Daily Memo: Future of Black Sea Grain Deal, More Changes in the Middle East

Moscow is signaling it may not extend the agreement past May.

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In jeopardy. The future of the Black Sea grain deal, which facilitates the shipment of Ukrainian grain to global markets, is in doubt. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said extension of the agreement beyond May 18 is contingent on making progress on five points: reconnecting the Russian Agricultural Bank to the SWIFT banking system; resuming supplies to […]

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