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GRAIN GONE FOR GOOD This July 8, 2022 file photo shows an aerial view of wheat farms scorched by Russian air strikes on the countryside of Siversk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. AFP PHOTO
GRAIN GONE FOR GOOD This July 8, 2022 file photo shows an aerial view of wheat farms scorched by Russian air strikes on the countryside of Siversk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. AFP PHOTO

ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine were due on Wednesday to hold their first talks with the United Nations and Turkish officials aimed at breaking a monthslong impasse over grain exports that has seen food prices soaring and millions facing hunger.

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