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Erdogan and Zelenskyy agree to work on a Black Sea grain corridor
Evgeni Dinev from Burgas, Bulgaria · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Zelenskyy said he reached the agreement with Erdogan after talks in Istanbul on Saturday. Erdogan said talks to restore safe navigation would continue.
Erdogan urged both Russia and Ukraine to stop targeting civilian ships in the Black Sea.
— Recep Tayyip Erdogan
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is reviewing proposals by Turkey and India to get grain shipments moving. He also pointed to growing international interest in a limited Black Sea ceasefire to secure grain and energy shipments.
What's next
The Kremlin said last week that the next round of talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US is planned for November in the United Arab Emirates. Zelenskyy also raised the possibility of a meeting in Turkey.
