An agreement ensuring Ukrainian grain shipments from Black Sea ports will be extended by two months. Wheat prices fell on the deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations.
China stepped up diplomatic efforts over the war, as President Xi Jinping’s envoy met with Ukraine’s foreign minister in Kyiv at the start of a European tour. The foray took place ahead of a Group of Seven summit in Japan, where Russia’s invasion will be at the center of discussions.
In Ukraine, Russian missiles struck the southern city of Mykolaiv, damaging a shopping center and residential buildings. Ukrainian forces also advanced in the suburbs around Bakhmut in the east as Russian troops pressed forward inside the city.
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