Moscow ends Syrian aid corridor and may block renewal of Black Sea grain deal Russian President Vladimir Putin seems willing to break with agreements such as the grain deal, diplomats and analysts say. Photo: Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin/Associated Press By Jared Malsin and William Mauldin July 16, 2023 12:01 am ET Russia is poised to end its cooperation at the United Nations in key humanitarian areas as the Kremlin faces a difficult fight in Ukraine and is eager to shore up support at home amid recent domestic instability, Western officials said. In recent weeks, Russia has pushed for the removal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission from Mali, blocked a critical U.N. aid supply line for Syria, and is now threatening to end an agreement that allowed Uk