Ukraine grain deal expected Friday as Russian gas flows resumeSome 15,000 Russians have died in the five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, the US and British spy chiefs said. KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, as a critical Russian gas pipeline to Europe reopened. In more good news for global markets, Russia on Thursday restored critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline after 10 days of maintenance. Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, had feared that Moscow would not reopen the pipeline after the scheduled work and accused Moscow of using energy as a "weapon". The resumption of gas supplies came a day after Europe unveiled emergency measures to circumvent Russian energy "blackmail".
