Following the Riyadh talks, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said he was optimistic that the Black Sea ceasefire could usher in further moves toward a longer-term peace deal. But Ukraine and its ...

Map of the Black Sea and its surrounding countries (Getty/iStock) While Mr Zelensky said the truce would be “effective immediately”, the Kremlin insisted the deal would only come into force ...

Russia and Ukraine struck agreements with the United States on Tuesday to pause fighting on the Black Sea, which borders both countries and contains key shipping routes. Freezing fighting in the ...

The war has upended shipments of grain through the Black Sea, ratcheting up global fears about food shortages. Many countries in Africa and the Middle East depend on these exports to sustain their ...

The White House said on Tuesday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to cease fighting in the Black Sea and to hash out ... of the deal only after Western countries removed restrictions imposed ...