Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country, Part II

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-- The Black Sea grain deal is deader than disco.

I like the way that AP ran with this one. Quoting from CBC's copy:

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own agricultural shipments to the world are met, even though the country has been shipping record amounts of wheat.