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Comment by freefrog1234aa

4 days ago

Not since the grain corridor agreement. This agreement made commercial shipping off limits.

Russia withdrew from that deal in July 2023

  • Well, yes, the deal was supposed un-block its own food and fertilizer exports, but they were still sanctioned. It was idiotic to agree to that deal without first getting the sanctions removed. The UN "committed to help facilitate and remove obstacles to unimpeded global exports of Russian food and fertilizers" - something which never materialized.

    • Completely irrelevant as well as ridiculous. Russia is 100% responsible for any ships being sunk in the Black Sea. Making silly demands when things don’t work out the way they hoped does not shift the blame in any way whatsoever.

      Russia can stop the war (and thus sanctions) whenever they choose to. Ukraine does not have that option.

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