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Weekend: Guterres hails Russia/Ukraine deal on grain exports

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Guterres hails Russia/Ukraine deal on grain exports

23/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Guterres hails Russia/Ukraine deal on grain exports

Russia and Ukraine agree to allow grain exports from Ukrainian ports

Russia and Ukraine agree to allow grain exports from Ukrainian ports.

Russia and Ukraine sign a landmark deal to resume vital exports of Ukrainian grain.  The deal has been hailed by the UN as a beacon of hope.

Also, one of Ukraine's top chefs prepares to open a restaurant in London staffed entirely by refugees,

And Thailand admits using software to spy on pro-democracy activists.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Christina Lamb, a British journalist and author and the chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times; and Tom Rivers, an ABC News radio correspondent based in London.

(Image: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres attend the signing ceremony of the agreement which unblocks Ukrainian grain exports, in Istanbul, Turkiye. Credit: TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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