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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 proposals from Turkey and India to halt attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea, warning the conflict is threatening global food and energy security. Ministers left Atlanta without agreeing a joint statement, with deep divisions over Ukraine and the Middle East preventing consensus. Lavrov's attendance drew fierce objections from European and Canadian ministers.

Rubio admitted a broader negotiated peace settlement was 'not on the immediate horizon', even as Washington presses for one.

Russia has been forced to reroute grain shipments via the Arctic as Black Sea battles continue to disrupt commercial navigation.

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