Black Sea Grain Truce Collapses: Russia Demands Energy Ceasefire First

Russia has rejected Ukraine’s proposal to halt attacks on Black Sea shipping routes used for grain exports, insisting Kyiv must first stop targeting its energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the breakdown in negotiations on Saturday, revealing Moscow’s demand as a precondition for any truce. Ukraine’s ports in the Greater Odesa region, which handle 90% of the country’s grain shipments, have faced repeated strikes. Since the start of August, Ukraine has exported 500,000 tonnes of grain—only about one-fifth of its potential capacity, according to Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi. The…

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