A deal to allow the safe transport of Ukrainian grain from the country's blocked ports will be signed today after talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN -- a major diplomatic breakthrough that should help ease a global food crisis. But ... it's complicated. CNN's international correspondent Jomana Karadsheh begins our coverage with a live report from Istanbul.

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