The UN secretary general, António Guterres, proposed an extension and expansion of an agreement with Russia that has allowed Ukraine to transport grain from its Black Sea ports, according to a summary of a meeting he held on Monday with Russia’s foreign minister.
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Kyiv’s flower business ground to a halt as Russia’s invasion last spring sparked an exodus. Its vibrant return this year is one of several small signs of life coming back to the capital.
The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, said on Monday that his son had fought in Ukraine, highlighting the Moscow elite’s uneven participation in a war effort that has so far cost the lives of tens of thousands of Russian soldiers.