Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 518 of the invasion

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The Kremlin said it was impossible for Russia to return to the Black Sea grain export deal for now, as an agreement related to Russian interests was “not being implemented”. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, however, that Vladimir Putin had made it clear the deal could be revived if its Russia-focused part was honoured. Russia’s withdrawal from the deal could drive global grain prices up by 10-15%, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned. IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told reporters that the UN-brokered deal, which allowed Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea, had been “instrumental in making sure that...