Posted on 07/25/2022 6:23:44 AM PDT by McGruff
Ukraine is pressing ahead with its plan to resume grain exports across the Black Sea, a government official said on Monday, in the face of a Russian missile attack on the port of Odesa that raised doubts about the viability of an international agreement aimed at easing a global food shortage.
Millions of tons of grain in Ukraine’s ports have been held hostage by the war, but a deal struck on Friday in Istanbul that involved Turkey and the United Nations appeared to offer hope, especially for the countries in Africa and the Middle East most reliant on the country’s exports.
A day later, the missile strike, which damaged infrastructure at the port, called that deal into question. Under the agreement, Ukrainian captains would be protected as they sail their ships out of the port, which was seeded with mines to impede an assault on the city, and into the Black Sea where the Russian Navy is dominant.
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Muddleheaded Ukraine leadership can’t get out of their own way and let things roll as planned. Sheesh....the blame game continues. Had they not mined the port in the first place, and resisted removing the mines things could have gone much smoother.
Agree 100%
It was the UN that finally forced their hand on this, since they get stuck with disposing of all the bodies that the Neocons would have caused to starve to death.
It was similar at the Steelworks in Mariupol, where the Ukrainians kept bragging about their hostages...and then finally the UN came in there, and said “that’s enough”. And so the hostages were released and the Azovs had no choice but to surrender.
First Grain Shipments To Leave Ukraine ‘This Week’ Under UN-Brokered Deal — AFP
8:19 AM · Jul 25, 2022
Story going around is that the Russian targeted military ships, not grain storage.
Did the UN-backed deal provide for third-party “blue helmet” monitoring at loading areas and destroyer escorts through the Black Sea?
Russia sank same shortly after it cast off.
The story is accurate.
As usual there’s always the true story after the media runs there’s to cover for Zelensky and Biden.
Story omits the obvious question: if military ships aren’t used by Ukraine to guide large vessels through mine infested waters then how does Russia expect Ukraine to hold up its end of the bargain?
Dinghies? Pedalos?
Russia by its own admission attacked a resource that Ukraine needs to be able to use.
Im actually stunned by the lack of critical thinking there - unless Russia were deliberately trying to derail Ukraine it makes no sense.
Imagine that....
Yeah, the Ukes claim they use Harpoon Missiles to clear the Mines they indiscriminately laid in violation of International Conventions on War.
Russia will Pilot and intercept Mines plus render immediate aid should one be undetected, and keep the designated shipping lanes as clear as possible.
AND Russia currently deploys several Mine Sweepers full time neutralizing as many Mines as possible, while the Ukes do nothing.
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