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US reviews Turkish and Indian plans for a limited Black Sea ceasefire to get Russian and Ukrainian grain moving

A cargo vessel struck by drones in the Black Sea in October, as the G20 foreign ministers' summit in Atlanta broke up without a joint communiqué amid the dispute over Russia's invitation.
A cargo vessel struck by drones in the Black Sea in October, as the G20 foreign ministers' summit in Atlanta broke up without a joint communiqué amid the dispute over Russia's invitation.

Marco Rubio told reporters after the G20 foreign ministers' summit in Atlanta that the US is actively reviewing Turkish and Indian proposals for a partial maritime ceasefire, warning that Black Sea attacks are threatening global food and energy security. G20 nations ended the two-day meeting without a joint statement, exposing deep rifts over Ukraine and the Middle East. Rubio admitted a broader negotiated settlement was "not on the immediate horizon" but said a shipping truce could resolve "a unique aspect" of the war.

Lavrov's attendance at the G20 summit provoked anger from European and Canadian leaders, who contended that it amounted to normalising Russia's aggression.

The Black Sea dolphin population has been devastated since Russia's 2022 invasion, with over 120,000 deaths attributed to military sonar disrupting the animals' echolocation and leaving them unable to hunt.

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