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US sees growing interest in limited ceasefire in Black Sea

By Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2026 | 12:38 PM

ATLANTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ​on Saturday said ‌there was growing interest by the international community in facilitating a ‌limited ​ceasefire in ⁠the Black ⁠Sea to ensure unfettered energy and grain shipments by Russia and ​Ukraine.

Rubio told a news conference ⁠that the ⁠US is reviewing ​proposals by Turkey and ​India to get grain shipments ‌moving.

“This is threatening the world for food security and some ⁠energy security as well,” Rubio said. “We’d like to ⁠achieve ‌it. It doesn’t ⁠solve the war, ​but ‌at least it ​solves ⁠a unique aspect of it.”

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Sergio Non and Franklin ​Paul)