Putin to Draghi: Global food crisis result of sanctions and mining the waters near Ukrainian ports

Waiting for Godot (En attendant Godot): Mr. Draghi said he had proposed to Putin that Russia and Ukraine could cooperate on unblocking ports in the Black Sea where many millions of quintals of grain are deposited.

Moscow is ready to make a “significant contribution” to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday.

The sanctions and military action have disrupted supplies of fertiliser, wheat and other commodities from both Russia and Ukraine. The two countries produce 30% of the global wheat supply.

“Putin emphasises that the Russian Federation is ready to make a significant contribution to overcoming the food crisis through the export of grain and fertiliser, subject to the lifting of politically motivated restrictions by the West,” the Kremlin said in a statement following the call.

It added that Putin also spoke about the “steps taken to ensure safety of navigation, including the daily opening of humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilian ships from the ports of the Azov and Black Sea, which is impeded by the Ukrainian side”.

Putin also described as “unfounded” accusations that Russia was to blame for the problems with food supplies on the global market.

Draghi told a press conference that “the purpose of this telephone call was to ask if something could be done to unblock the wheat that is now in the depots in Ukraine”.

He suggested “collaboration between Russia and Ukraine on the unblocking of the Black Sea ports” where the wheat, which is at risk of rotting, is located — “on the one hand to clear these ports and on the other hand to ensure that there are no clashes during the clearing”.

Draghi said there was “a readiness to continue in this direction” on the Russian side, and that he would call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “to see if there is a similar readiness”.

But “when asked if I have seen any glimmer of hope for peace, the answer is no,” the Italian prime minister said.
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# En attendant Godot: Coalition to send warships to escort Ukrainian grain supplies:
(https://youtu.be/bbk6UUa0Rwc)
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* Global food crisis result of sanctions and mining the waters near Ukrainian ports:
(https://youtu.be/SJKaMRkWlMI)
** Chaos in sea ports after European sanctions on Russian ships:
(https://youtu.be/odoT3Gng5Lo)
*** Turkey deployed special radars near the Bosporus Strait entrance to detect UA naval mines:
(https://youtu.be/08e_eQKocbM)
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1a.Turkey suspects conspiracy behind Black Sea mines:
(https://youtu.be/UrJjLV5ZZto)
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1b. Black Sea, Bosporus, Mediterranean Sea Ships safe after reports on drifting mines:
(https://youtu.be/0pcrA0OLpcM)
1c. Mines floating in Black Sea to reach Romania in four days, Bulgaria in ten days:
(https://youtu.be/lrHkY8MctoE)
2. Report About Mine-Like Object At Entrance To Bosphorus Strait:
(https://youtu.be/eNLLC5aOAls)
3. Ukrainian naval mines sail towards the Bulgarian coast:
(https://youtu.be/Bctc15LBX88)
4. Mines placed by Ukraine in Black Sea may drift toward Bosporus, Mediterranean Sea:
(https://youtu.be/AcYS8oyiIzo)
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5. Russia Creating Humanitarian Corridor for 67 Foreign Ships trapped in Ukraine Ports:
(https://youtu.be/DdMJmFDsZmU)
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