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The deal helped stave off a global food crisis, as both countries are major exporters. Russia's UN ambassador in Geneva told Reuters on Thursday that it has submitted concerns to the UN about the agreement.

Moscow has told the United Nations it may not renew a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain and Russia to ship fertilizers, unless its demands are met. Russia 'may not renew' grain and fertilizer export deal

NATO nuclear exercises to go ahead, despite tensions with RussiaĤ.

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Western leaders this week pledged to send more weapons to Ukraine, including air defence systems and weapons Kyiv has said are critical to defeating the invading Russian forces. NATO is keeping a wary eye on Russia’s movements, but has so far seen no change in its nuclear posture. But additional uncertainty comes from the fact that Russia is also due to hold its own nuclear exercises soon. NATO’s secretive Nuclear Planning Group met Thursday as the military alliance presses ahead with plans to hold a nuclear exercise next week as concerns deepen over President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that he will use any means necessary to defend Russian territory. He said the fundamental purpose of NATO's nuclear deterrent was to preserve peace and prevent coercion against its allies, and so the circumstances under which it might have to use nuclear weapons were "extremely remote". It means that a very important line has been crossed," he said, referring to the war in Ukraine that followed Russia's invasion of the country. "We will not go into exactly how we will respond, but this will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict.

Ukraine's presidential office says 13 people have been killed and 37 others wounded in the past 24 hours as the result of Russian attacks on more than 40 towns and cities. Russia has repeatedly denied deliberately attacking civilians in Ukraine and committing war crimes. The Russian defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "Coupled with the intimidation tactics against civilians, it's a classical act of terror prohibited under international law."Įvery death and injury or damaged building will be documented and criminal proceedings opened, he said. "The goal of Russia's deliberate attacks is to cause civilian deaths and to destroy civilian infrastructure, (and) by shortage of electricity and heating, provoke a humanitarian catastrophe," Kostin said. Speaking at a joint press conference with International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan in The Hague, Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin described the strikes since Monday as "a classic act of terror" by Russia.