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Russia-Ukraine war live: drone attack on Crimea repelled, Russia says; Moscow threatens to scrap grain deal

Russian Black Sea fleet fights off drone attack on Sevastopol, Moscow-installed governor says; former president Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will terminate grain agreement if G7 carries out near total ban on exports

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to end the UN-brokered deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain if the G7 moves ahead with a potential ban on almost all exports to Russia.

The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports to Russia, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported last week, citing Japanese government sources. Russia has repeatedly threatened to scrap its participation in the grain deal, which is due to expire on 18 May.

This idea from the idiots at the G7 about a total ban of exports to our country by default is beautiful in that it implies a reciprocal ban on imports from our country, including categories of goods that are the most sensitive for the G7.

In such a case, the grain deal – and many other things that they need – will end for them.

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