The commander of Ukraine's naval forces said Russia has learned how to counter the sea drones that crippled the Black Sea Fleet, and that Kyiv has to innovate quickly to maintain its maritime edge.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

For Russia, the Black Sea is a key route for grain delivery from the country's southern regions. In the partially pre-war season from 2021-2022, 86% of all grain shipments were through ports on ...

Nascent agreements over safety of navigation on the Black Sea indicate Russia’s desire to restart the Black Sea Grain Initiative, but Ukraine has already secured—and increased—its agricultural exports ...

Russia has linked the Black Sea cease-fire deal to the lifting of Western sanctions on Russian banks and agricultural exports, conditions that are not explicitly stated in the White House version ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is yet again going back on his word on a cease-fire with Ukraine after Moscow demanded Western sanctions be lifted before a maritime truce in the Black Sea could ...

Black Sea ceasefire: In a significant diplomatic development amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, both countries have agreed to eliminate the use of force in the Black Sea. This came ...

Russia announced plans to develop a permanent naval base at a tiny port on the Black Sea. WSJ explains what it reveals about Moscow’s territorial and strategic ambitions for the region.

Russia launched an overnight drone strike against the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Mykolaiv, just hours after the US announced that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to a maritime ceasefire, authorities said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A potential deal to ease restrictions on Russia's access to international agricultural markets, touted by Washington and Moscow as a boon for global food security, is unlikely ...

Russia announced plans to develop a permanent naval base at a tiny port on the Black Sea. WSJ explains what it reveals about Moscow’s territorial and strategic ambitions for the region.