Even in the heat of war, there must be dialogue. To save lives, a new grain deal with Putin must be struck | Simon Jenkins

The result of his blockage of food exports could be mass starvation in poor countries. We should do all we can to avoid that

The recent collapse of the Russia-Ukraine grain deal spells disaster for millions. The year-old deal has allowed 1,000 ships to export food products from Ukraine by sea, including 80% of the grain going to the World Food Programme. The biggest recipients of Ukrainian grain have been China, Spain, Turkey and Italy, but 57% of it went to 14 countries currently defined as most...