Wheat and corn exports out of the Black Sea region are at risk again as Ukrainian officials say Russia is taking action to block inspections of ships under the Black Sea grain initiative.

There’s a robust supply of grain globally, but a long-term disruption to exports from Ukraine and a reliance on fewer countries for grain could cause prices to become more volatile.

As tensions remain high in the Black Sea, skirmishes have taken place between maritime and air forces around strategically important gas and oil platforms between Crimea and Odesa.

Beyond renewing the Black Sea Grain Deal, the UN also must reenergize its High-Level Task Force on Preventing Famine, prioritizing the six countries most at risk and mobilizing funding to avert ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have made the northern Black Sea a "much more high-risk environment" for Russia, Kaushal said. The Pentagon also noted on April 14 that after the Moskva sank, ...