India has influence with both sides, but shipping security and Russia’s cooperation remain major obstacles.
Russian drones have struck at least a dozen merchant ships in the Black Sea in recent weeks – killing more mariners than have died during the Iran war.
Renewed strikes on Black Sea shipping imperil grain exports, drive up food prices and deepen global food insecurity.
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Voters in Bulgaria weigh economic challenges and attacks on ships in a race marked by record low turnout.
Conflict devastates Black Sea marine life, killing more than 120,000 dolphins and causing ecological damage.
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Experts said the very low voter turnout expressed frustration "with the very functioning of democracy" among Bulgarian citizens.