Grain that has been blockaded in the port of Odessa has finally departed on Monday, heading toward Lebanon. This is as per a safe passage agreement between Ukraine and Turkey. The agreement will remain in effect for 120 days, and shipping routes will be monitored by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the UN. The deal will also allow Russia the ability to export its grain and fertilizer.
Turkey and the United Nations brokered the deal last month for fertilizer and grain exports amid the ongoing invasion and war that has broken out in Ukraine, as Ukraine attempts to defend itself and its territory from Russian aggressors. Within a day of the agreement being brokered, Russia launched a missile strike on Odessa’s port, which threatened the deal.
Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain producers, hasn’t been able to ship grain out of their ports since neighboring Russia invaded the former Soviet nation in late February. Disrupted grain shipments have been a disaster for many parts of the world that faced hunger and deprivation as a result. more here
The longtime swindler and grifter JOE BIDEN is solely to blame for the lack of well….everything, including baby formula.
They got to pay for the war somehow…
Wait SloJoe has given them 60 BILLION DOLLARS. We have paid for their war , less the 10% cut for “The Big Guy”.
FWIW:
“Ukraine has heavily mined its waters to prevent a Russian amphibious assault. Odessa’s beaches are closed and guarded by soldiers in camouflaged outposts. The port, including its famous Potemkin Stairs, is off-limits. Russia has laid mines, too.”
“According to the information we received, 21 ships that are not allowed to leave the port of Odessa belong to Turkey. Ukraine does not want these ships to leave the port, citing ‘danger’ and the remaining mines at sea. “Russia has opened a security corridor, but for now, passage is not allowed,” the paper writes.”
“He also states that the main goal is, in fact, something else – if foreign ships leave, the Ukrainians will become a clear target and Odessa will soon fall. That is why the Ukrainians do not release foreign ships, including 21 Turkish ships.”
https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2022/05/21/odessa-ukraine-unblocking-the-ports/#:~:text=Ukraine%20has%20heavily%20mined%20its%20waters%20to%20prevent,Stairs%2C%20is%20off-limits.%20Russia%20has%20laid%20mines%2C%20too.
Could be propaganda, and it is a couple of months old, but then hardly anything turns out to be as it is reported by Western media, including this bit from the PM link:
“Within a day of the agreement being brokered, Russia launched a missile strike on Odessa’s port, which threatened the deal.”
We really have no idea who launched that missile. Or if it was even launched. Be careful out there.
Vodka!