“Russia has taken a major step in trying to demonstrate to Western powers that it’s serious about freeing up grain passage off Ukraine’s coast and in the Black Sea, with on Thursday its military announcing the complete withdrawal of forces from Ukraine’s Snake Island.
The Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) said in a statement that the purpose is to free the passage of Ukraine’s grain exports in a “goodwill” measure. “On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed their tasks on the Snake Island and withdrew from the garrison stationed there,” the MoD said.”
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