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Sec State Blinken To Deliver Remarks On Collapse Of Black Sea Grain Deal

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14:00 ET 19:00 BST: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shortly due to deliver remarks from the State Department, likely on today's confirmation that Russia has withdrawn from the Black Sea grain initiative.

  • Blinken remarks, and then subsequent press conference from State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, can be livestreamed here: LINK
  • 15:00 ET 20:00 BST: In approximately one hour, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will be joined by White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby for a press conference: LINK
  • FT notes that, "Monday’s move is the second time that Russia has withdrawn from the grain deal. It exited briefly in November before rejoining a day later under pressure from Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Yet people involved in the grain talks said Russia had appeared more set on derailing the deal in the run-up to Monday’s deadline."

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