Kremlin says ammonia pipeline blast can only be negative for grain deal

The Kremlin on Thursday said that a blast on the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline week was a complicating factor that could "only have a negative impact".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov restated Russia's position that a resumption of the pipeline's work was an integral part of the Black Sea grain deal, the renewal of which Russia has repeatedly cast doubt on in recent weeks.