{
  "id": 4649473,
  "title": "Turkey says it has Black Sea grain plan and is in contact with Russia, Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/turkey-says-it-has-black-sea-grain-plan-and-is-in-contact-with-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:46:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/turkey-says-it-has-black-sea-grain-plan-and-contact-russia-ukraine"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, according to Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The plan aims to revive a U.N.-brokered deal that previously allowed grain to be exported from Ukraine during wartime.\n\nFidan stated that if the necessary conditions emerge, Turkey is working to achieve another agreement similar to the grain deal.\n\nThere is no information on the plan's details or reaction from Russia and Ukraine.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}