UN Chief Sends Russia New Proposals To Revive Black Sea Grain Deal But Moscow Isn't Satisfied

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (file photo)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent Russia a new proposal aimed at getting grain and fertilizer to international markets in hopes of reviving a deal that allowed Ukraine to ship almost 33,000 tons of grain at a time of growing global hunger. But Moscow wasn’t satisfied with the proposal sent to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier this week. Speaking at a press conference on August 31 after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Lavrov said he had given Ankara a list of actions that the West would have to take in order to resume Ukrainian shipments. To read the original story from AP, click here.