A predawn assault on a critical bridge linking the occupied Crimean Peninsula to mainland Russia forced the temporary closure on Monday of the main artery used by the Russian military to support its troops in southern Ukraine.
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A deal with Russia that allows Ukraine to export its grain despite a wartime blockade — considered essential to keeping global food prices stable — is set to expire at midnight, as UN negotiators await a response from Moscow on efforts to meet its demands.
The Russian Embassy in Washington has turned into the scene of protests, spy games and general weirdness as the most hostile relations in decades play out between the U.S. and Russia.