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Baltic Block of Russian Grain May Open Black Sea, Latvia Says

Bloomberg16 October 2026, 11:22 UTCLatvia

Europe should block the transit of Russian grain through Baltic ports as that may force Moscow seek ways to open trading on the Black Sea, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said.

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