This looks to be the only agreed upon item. Where both Ukraine and Russia have agreed. Readers here may recall Ukraine mined the waters to impede Russian shipments. That was just one issue. There were also insurance issues because of the US sanctions
There has been no definitive word on the results of Monday’s talks between the U.S. and Russia regarding a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine.
Browder, perpetrator of the Magnitsky ACT scam is unhappy
British financier Bill Browder has criticized the recent US-Russia agreements, calling them bad news as they may ease sanctions on the aggressor and allow it to continue its terror campaign. In a comment to Sky News, he argued that those welcoming the deal are “missing the point completely.”
I’ve included his gibberish, because this man has influence, he shouldn’t have- and so I can relink some previous work.
An expose myself and two other bloggers wrote up back in 2011- Magnitsky Report
The Russian side favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative, though in a format more acceptable to all, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Channel One.
“We support the return of the Black Sea Initiative in some form, better suited to all,” he said, adding that this issue was discussed at talks in Riyadh as a priority.
“Our position is simple: we cannot take this man at his word,” Lavrov said, referring to Vladimir Zelensky. Russia would like “the market of grain, and the market of fertilizers to be predictable,” and for no one to attempt excluding Russia from those markets, the minister noted. Moscow is worried about the situation with food in Africa and other countries of the Global South that have been affected by “the West’s games,” he noted.
The Black Sea Initiative, also known as the grain deal, allowed the supply of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports and ensured the normalization of exports of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to global markets. Despite agreements, the West redirected the bulk of Ukrainian grain to its own countries, with the key target of the deal – to supply grain to countries in need – never met. That said, obligations to Russia have not been fulfilled, which is why Moscow withdrew from the deal in July 2023.
There are a few previous posts on the first attempt at the Black Sea initiative- I’m expecting it to fail. Surely Russian leadership is expecting that was well, judging by Lavrov’s statements.
“we cannot take this man at his word,” Lavrov said, referring to Vladimir Zelensky.
“the West’s games,” Also Lavrov
Wanted to relink a couple of older reports covering the earlier grain deal