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In addition to failures on the battlefield, Vladimir Putin also adds defeats in the diplomatic field. This same Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly condemned by an overwhelming majority (143 votes in favor, 35 abstentions and 5 against) the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions by Russia. Not even traditional allies like India or China They showed him support.
In response to an increasingly evident international isolation, the Russian president has chosen to return to a strategy that he has been using since the beginning of the war: blackmail. This time, instead of focusing on energy, he has threatened to block (again) the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.
Has been Gennady GatilovRussian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, who this Thursday assured during an interview with the agency Reuters that Moscow is prepared to reject the renewal of the agreement that last July guaranteed the opening of a sea corridor safe for Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea.
Gennady Gatilov, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
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Thus, with the mediation of the UN and Turkey, it was possible alleviate the food crisis caused by the Russian naval blockade since the beginning of the invasion. Because it is worth remembering that Ukraine and Russia are two of the largest exporters of cereals of the world.
The Kremlin now threatens to undo that agreement during the meeting that will take place next month between the four parties (Russia, Ukraine and the two intermediaries) “if their requests are not taken into account.” As he explained Gatilov During the interview, Moscow reportedly sent a letter this week to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterresdetailing your complaints and your demands.
“There is a possibility that we will get out of the agreement… but we are not against grains, but the deal has to be equal, fair and justly implemented by both parties,” he told Reuters. “If we see that nothing favorable is happening for the Russian side of the deal then excuse me, we’ll have to look at it another way,” she added.
Russia’s complaints
Last month, Vladimir Putin already warned that he would back down. He did it during a phone call with the French president, Emmanuel Macronin which he said that he was not complying with what was agreedsince grain from Ukraine was not reaching developing countries first.
“When the problems of world food security were discussed, it was emphasized that grain exported from black sea ports should go to developing countries first,” he said in a statement.
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However, according to the Kremlin, the European Commission, with its sanctions, was putting obstacles in the way of Russian agricultural products and the fertilizer supply to markets in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
If Russia pulled out of the deal, the result of a months-long negotiation, this would expire at the end of November. The objective of the United Nations, however, is to expand it and extend it for a year. To do this, the organization’s aid chief, Martin Griffiths, and senior trade official, Rebeca Grynspan, will travel to Moscow later this week to discuss both issues with senior Russian officials.
