Ukraine latest updates: Russia wants guarantees for grain deal

Ukraine news from October 31: Russia wants Kyiv to guarantee it will not use the corridor for military purposes.

Commercial vessels including vessels that are part of the Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey.
Commercial vessels including those that are part of the Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus Strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, October 31, 2022 [Umit Bektas/Reuters]
By Dalia Hatuqa and David Child
Published On 31 Oct 2022
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31 Oct 2022
(21:51 GMT)
  • Russia states it is “unacceptable” for shipping to pass through a Black Sea corridor after it suspended its participation in a deal that had allowed Ukraine to resume grain exports.
  • Ukraine says it exported a record volume of grain on Monday, despite Russia’s withdrawal from a United Nations-brokered deal.