A U.N.-backed deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain has been thrown into doubt after missile strikes at the weekend., with the Kremlin insisting that they hit military infrastructure.
Wheat prices have risen on news of the attack, after falling on Friday following the agreement between Russia and Ukraine.A spokesperson for the Kremlin on Monday insisted that the strikes in Odessa at the weekend targeted military infrastructure.
Repeating an earlier statement from the defense ministry, Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the strikes wouldn't influence the gain exports from the region.
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