KUALA LUMPUR -- Russia's withdrawal from a U.N.-brokered deal that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying grain from Ukraine is set to deepen the global food crisis, analysts and other observers warn.
Black Sea area is key supplier of wheat and corn to Asia, other regions
Russia has pulled out of a U.N.-brokered deal that ensured safe passage for ships carrying grain from Ukraine. © Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR -- Russia's withdrawal from a U.N.-brokered deal that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying grain from Ukraine is set to deepen the global food crisis, analysts and other observers warn.