Battle over the Black Sea. The tradition of geopolitical theory has tended to paint an oversimplification of global politics. Theories harkening back to the late 19th century categorized countries ...

The Russian Black Sea Fleet is a source of attacks on southern Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova told reporters on Oct. 27 at the Military Reporters and Editors conference.

Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2, a mine countermeasure exercise focused on the Black Sea, started Monday in Portland, England, the ...

Earlier this week, Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative which allowed Ukraine to export its grain and other food items to 45 countries.

The war has upended shipments of grain through the Black Sea, ratcheting up global fears about food shortages. Many countries in Africa and the Middle East depend on these exports to sustain their ...

The Black Sea borders both countries — as well as Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey — and is a crucial connection between their ports and the Mediterranean Sea. BELARUS.

An update on the Black Sea grain deal U.S. officials have condemned Russia for pulling out of a deal that lets Ukraine export grain to dozens of countries. The situation is especially concerning ...

Past Black Sea ceasefire fell apart after a year. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.That April and May, Russia focused its offensive on Ukraine's southern coastline on the Black Sea, seizing ...

The Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI), also known as the Black Sea Initiative, ... The country imported close to 5.8M tons of corn, 1.5M tons of sunflower meal, ...

The discussions focused on both the Black Sea Grain Initiative — which involves Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. — and an agreement between Russia and the U.N. to facilitate exports of ...

The Black Sea, a largely overlooked part of the war in Ukraine, is suddenly a cauldron of military and geopolitical tensions. The region is deeply important to Moscow, Ukraine and the West.