Russia Suspends Ukraine Grain Deal Over Ship Attack Claim

Russia Suspends Ukraine Grain Deal Over Ship Attack Claim
A crew member prepares a grain analysis for a control made by members of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) onboard the Barbados-flagged ship "Nord Vind" coming from Ukraine, loaded with grain and anchored in Istanbul, on Oct. 11, 2022. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images
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KYIV, Ukraine—Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal.

The Russian Defense Ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack Saturday against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ships moored off the coast of occupied Crimea as the reason for the move. Ukraine has denied the attack, saying that the Russians mishandled their own weapons.