KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Diplomatic efforts have saved a wartime agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain and other commodities to reach world markets. Russia said Wednesday it would stick to the deal after Ukraine pledged not to use a designated Black Sea corridor to attack Russian forces. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they had thanked Turkey’s president for interceding. Russia had suspended its participation in the grain deal over the weekend. It alleged a Ukrainian drone attack against its Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Ukraine did not claim responsibility for the attack. Meanwhile, the U.N.’s top refugee official put the number of Ukrainian refugees from the eight-month war at 14 million.
Russia rejoins deal on wartime Ukrainian grain exports
