Russia–Ukraine War (May 25): Russia Ready to Set Up Corridor for Ships Leaving Ukraine With Food, With Conditions

A photograph shows a barley field at a farm in southern Ukraines Odessa region on May 22, 2022, on the 88th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images

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Russia Ready to Set Up Corridor for Ships Leaving Ukraine With Food, With Conditions

Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for the lifting of some sanctions, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as saying on Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been blocked since Russia sent thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 and more than 20 million tonnes of grain are stuck in silos in the country.