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| Zelensky asks Greece to protect the grain corridor in the Black Sea |
| 2023-08-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky asked Greece to protect the grain corridor of Kiev in the Black Sea. “Ukraine has created an alternative grain corridor in the Black Sea. <…> we demand a stronger air shield… this could be Greece's historic contribution to European security,” the Ukrainian leader said at a briefing following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. According to Zelensky, Kyiv is also very much looking forward to the participation of Greek companies in the transportation of Ukrainian grain. In addition, during a meeting with Greek President Ekaterina Sakellaropoulou, the President of Ukraine discussed the current situation on the front line. As reported by IA Regnum , Ukraine announced on August 10 temporary corridors in the Black Sea for merchant ships. We are talking about routes to or from the ports of Chernomorsk, Odessa and Yuzhny. The Russian Ministry of Defense, after the country's withdrawal from the grain deal, stated that from July 20, ships sailing in the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports are considered as potential carriers of military cargo. The department noted that the countries whose flags are located on the following ships will be considered by the Russian side involved in the Ukrainian conflict. Separate sea areas of the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea have been declared temporarily dangerous for navigation. On July 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that maintaining the grain deal in the face of outright sabotage makes no sense and stated that Kiev used the ports controlled by it and the corridor opened by Russia not only to export Ukrainian grain, but also to carry out terrorist attacks. More from regnum.ru Putin called the condition for returning to the grain deal [Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin , speaking at the BRICS business forum on August 22, said that Russia is ready to return to the grain deal, but only if all obligations to Moscow are actually fulfilled. “None of the conditions of the grain deal was fulfilled, obligations to Russia were ignored,” the president said. The Russian leader added that the country is deliberately obstructed in the supply of grain and fertilizers, hypocritically accusing it of difficulties in world markets. As the president noted, Russia can replace the supply of Ukrainian grain both on a commercial and gratuitous basis, especially since it is expecting an excellent harvest this year. The 15th BRICS Summit kicked off on August 22 in Johannesburg. A plane with a Russian delegation headed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in South Africa . Putin will take part in the summit events via videoconference. The summit will end on August 24. As IA Regnum reported , on July 17, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov announced the suspension of the grain deal. He noted that none of the promises given to Moscow at the conclusion of this agreement have not been fulfilled. On July 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that maintaining the grain deal in the face of outright sabotage makes no sense and stated that Kiev used the ports controlled by it and the corridor opened by Russia not only to export Ukrainian grain, but also to carry out terrorist attacks. The Black Sea deal between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports was valid from July 22, 2022 to July 17, 2023. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated that there are no grounds for a further extension of the deal, since it has turned into a purely commercial export of food from Ukraine to “well-fed” countries. The second part of the deal concerned Russian supplies of food and fertilizers to world markets. On July 15, the UN Coordinating Center stated that, as part of the agreement, not a single ship with Russian fertilizers was sent. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 *Cough* Greece is on the Aegean Sea and any "Protection" depends on the willingness of Turkey and/or Bulgaria to allow Greece access. If Turkey says 'No Ships' and both say 'No Overflights' ...then what? |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-08-23 14:05 |
| #1 Taking this one with a huge truck load of salt. Greece and Turkey hate each other. Turkey will not allow Greece airplanes to fly over its territory. Gotta throw the bullshit flag |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-23 00:33 |