The United States sees growing international interest in a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea to ensure the safe passage of grain and energy shipments from Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio said Washington was considering offers by Turkey and India to resume grain shipments while continuing to push for a broader negotiated settlement to Russia's war against Ukraine. He noted growing support for partial agreements, including an end to attacks on vessels carrying grain and in some cases energy resources. "This endangers global food security and, to some extent, energy security as well," Rubio told reporters after a two-day meeting of G20 foreign ministers, where disputes over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East remain. "We would like to achieve that. It won't end the war, but it will, at the very least, address one specific aspect of the problem," he added.

The United States sees growing international interest in a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea to ensure the safe passage of grain and energy shipments from Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio said Washington was considering offers by Turkey and India to resume grain shipments while continuing to push for a broader negotiated settlement to Russia's war against Ukraine. He noted growing support for partial agreements, including an end to attacks on vessels carrying grain and in some cases energy resources. "This endangers global food security and, to some extent, energy security as well," Rubio told reporters after a two-day meeting of G20 foreign ministers, where disputes over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East remain. "We would like to achieve that. It won't end the war, but it will, at the very least, address one specific aspect of the problem," he added.