Ukraine offered Russia a deal to stop attacks on ships carrying agricultural goods through the Black Sea, but Russia rejected it because it wanted Ukraine to stop attacking its energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
Russia and Ukraine have increased attacks on commercial ships and ports in the Black Sea. The fighting has raised concerns about grain supplies to global markets, particularly during the current harvest season.
Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of global wheat exports.
Ukraine’s Greater Odesa ports handle about 90% of the country’s grain shipments. Agriculture Minister…