Insights and Stories on Ukraine

Mar. 26, 2025 at 10:43 am CDT

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a number of conditions must be met before a Black Sea maritime security deal negotiated with the United States can be activated, pointing to an earlier agreement which it said saw Moscow's needs ignored.

By Reuters

Mar. 25, 2025 at 11:19 am CDT

The United States said on Tuesday it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks by the two countries on each other's energy facilities.

By Reuters

Jan. 30, 2025 at 10:48 am CST

The European Union's sanctions on vessels transporting Russian grain, along with Turkey's wheat import ban, impacted Russian grain exports at the end of 2024, the country's central bank said on Thursday.

By Reuters

Jan. 30, 2025 at 10:09 am CST

Ukraine's combined grain and oilseed harvest could increase to 80 million metric tons in 2025 from 76 million tons in 2024, farm minister Vitaliy Koval was quoted on Thursday as saying.

By Reuters

Dec. 30, 2024 at 8:01 am CST

Grain and oilseed markets had their ups and downs in 2024, with wars, labour unrest, trade disputes and politics often providing more direction than the traditional supply/demand fundamentals. 

By Phil Franz-Warkentin