New video shows Russian forces raiding a cargo ship in the Black Sea, shouting 'stop machine' as they stormed the bridge

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Russian soldiers during an August 13 raid of the Sukra Okan as it sails through the Black Sea.
Russian forces during an August 13 raid of the Sukra Okan as it sails through the Black Sea.

Screengrab via Russian Ministry of Defense Telegram

Exploding drone boats aren't hard to beat, but Russia's weak defenses are letting Ukraine blow up its ships

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A picture of Ukrainian drone boats sitting on a grass field.
Ukraine has prioritized the development and deployment of a naval fleet of drones.

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A cruise ship carrying Russian passengers was greeted with jeers and heckles in Georgia and was forced to leave the port early

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BATUMI, GEORGIA - JULY 31, 2023 - Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest action against the arrival of the Astoria Grande cruise ship, with some 800 mostly Russian passengers on board, Batumi, Georgia
Russian passengers were greeted with jeers and heckles when they arrived in Batumi, Georgia.

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Even Pope Francis is calling on Russia to rejoin the Black Sea grain initiative as wheat prices spike

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Pope Francis holds a Holy Mass on May 16, 2021.

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Ukraine shows off a sea drone that can wipe out Russian ships and is 'faster than anything in the Black Sea'

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Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.
Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.

REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

Vladimir Putin's latest economic assault on the West is fueling fears of a global food crisis

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a speech in Moscow.

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Russia and Ukraine just turned much of the Black Sea into a dangerous no man's land

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Russian navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.

REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

The White House warns Russia could attack civilian ships in the Black Sea now that a key deal is dead

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TQ Samsun last grain ship is off the Black Sea. on July 17, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Wheat prices head for biggest single-day gain since Russia invaded Ukraine after fresh attacks on key grain facilities

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Ukrainian navy ships during exercise Sea Breeze 2020 in the Black Sea, July 21, 2020.

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Erdogan's future is in doubt, but Turkey's ties to Russia and tensions with the US aren't going anywhere

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A garbage collector walks by a bus with an image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on May 10.

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