This blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, July 17.
This blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, July 17.
- Kremlin declines to extend the Black Sea grain deal, stalling the export of Ukrainian grain to the rest of the world. The grain pact helped lower food prices by more than 20 percent globally.
- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is “deeply disappointed” at Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal, saying it was “a lifeline for global food security”.
- Traffic on the Crimean Bridge linking the peninsula with the Russian region of Krasnodar has been halted amid reports of explosions.
- A Russian official has stated that two people were killed in the “emergency” on the Crimean Bridge, and their daughter was injured. Kyiv says the incident could be an act of provocation on Moscow’s side.
