Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in boost for global food security

Russia had set a Thursday deadline for its concerns to be ironed out or had threatened to bow out.

Workers load grain at a grain port in Izmail, Ukraine (Andrew Kravchenko/AP/PA)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea, helping ease a global food crisis exacerbated by the war Russia launched more than a year ago.

Mr Erdogan said on Wednesday that the deal would be extended for two months.