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‘Tensions between major powers are at an historic high. So are the risks of conflict,’ says António Guterres at UN meeting chaired by RussiaRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceRussia’s defence ministry on Monday accused Ukraine of attempting to attack its ships in the Black Sea, which it said was threatening prospects for a deal on grain exports.“The terrorist actions of the Kyiv regime jeopardize the next extension of the grain deal beyond 18 May this year,” it said in a statement on its Telegram channel.The defense ministry said an analysis of the route taken by Ukrainian naval drones launched 23 March and 24 April showed they originated in the water area of the Crimean port of Odesa that is designated for the implementation of the Black Sea initiative.Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia and on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.More now from the UN meeting on Monday evening, where US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called Russia a “hypocritical convener” of the meeting whose “illegal, unprovoked and unnecessary” war in Ukraine “struck at the heart of the UN Charter and all that we hold dear.” Continue reading...