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US and Canada back limited Black Sea ceasefire talks
The US and Canada are pushing for talks on a limited Black Sea ceasefire to protect shipping linked to Russia and Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US is reviewing proposals from Turkey and India to get grain shipments moving.
The proposed pause would halt attacks on ships carrying grain and, in some cases, energy, but would not end the wider war.
Disrupted shipments threaten food supplies and some energy security, while attacks on Ukraine's power and energy infrastructure raise concerns ahead of winter.
Canada has discussed a Black Sea ceasefire and a pause in attacks on Ukraine's electrical infrastructure with Ukraine and India.
Russia has not shown it is ready to proceed, according to Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand.
The US says a broader negotiated settlement remains a priority, but Rubio said such a deal is not close.
The United States and Canada said there was growing interest in a limited Black Sea ceasefire to protect energy and grain shipments.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was reviewing proposals from Turkey and India to get grain shipments moving.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Canada had held specific talks about a Black Sea ceasefire since September.
The proposed steps could include stopping attacks on grain ships and, in some cases, energy infrastructure.
The meeting of G20 foreign ministers ended without a joint statement or agreement.
- Who
- The United States and Canada, represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister Anita Anand, discussed the proposal.
- What
- They backed efforts toward a limited Black Sea ceasefire to protect grain and energy shipments.
- When
- The comments were made on Saturday, October 31, 2026; Canada said its specific talks had been under way since September.
- Where
- The discussions took place around a two-day G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta and concerned the Black Sea.
- Why
- The proposed ceasefire is intended to protect food and energy supplies and reduce attacks on ships and infrastructure.
Supporters of a limited ceasefire
Russia
Ceasefire proposal
Supporters of a limited ceasefire
The US and Canada said there was growing interest in stopping attacks on ships carrying grain and, in some cases, energy.
Russia
Russia had not shown it was willing to move ahead, Anand said.
Canada began significant and specific talks about a Black Sea ceasefire, Anand said.
Anand confronted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a closed-door G20 plenary session.
Rubio said the US was reviewing proposals by Turkey and India to get grain shipments moving.
The two-day G20 foreign ministers’ meeting ended without a joint statement or agreement.
- US official
- Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
- Canadian official
- Anita Anand, Foreign Minister
- Location
- Atlanta
- Proposals under review
- Turkey and India
- G20 meeting
- Two days
- Talks on ceasefire
- Under way since September, according to Anand
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What people are saying
We'd like to achieve it. It doesn't solve the war, but at least it solves a unique aspect of it,
We have to address these issues now as Ukraine approaches the winter,
I stared him in the eye and called out Russia's further illegal invasion of Ukraine, the stealing of Ukrainian children, the targeting of Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea, all of which are reprehensible, all of which are contrary to international law and international humanitarian law,