Russia backs out of grain deal, threatening global hunger, and rejoins

A drone attack on Russia’s navy port of Sevastopol triggered a Russian threat reinstate its blockade on Ukrainian grain exports, but it backtracked

Russia rejoined a a UN-sponsored agreement guaranteeing safe passage to grain ships through the Black Sea three days after announcing it was backing out during the 36th week of the war in Ukraine.

Russia said grain ships may have acted as a cloak for an attack on its naval base at Sevastopol on October 29, but on November 2 said it had received written g…