ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish and United Nations diplomats are discussing a new proposal for extracting grain currently blockaded in Ukrainian ports, by escorting freighters through a safe passage among the defensive mines that protect Black Sea ports amid the war with Russia.
The proposal is the latest effort by Turkey and the U.N. to transport Ukrainian grain out of the country. Russia’s invasion has left about 20 million metric tons of grain stranded in Ukraine, heightening fears of a global food crisis after months in which the war has already driven up the cost of food world-wide.
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