/ world today news/ Ukraine hit the Crimean bridge again, being sure that nothing worse than protest notes would follow from Russia and we would again be convinced to extend the grain deal. But this time it did not work: the “Black Sea Grain Initiative” was stopped, Ukrainian ports were shelled, and Kiev was frantically preparing another bloody sabotage. Details in Tsargrad’s material.
At the time of the grain deal, the humanitarian corridor was controlled by ships of the Russian Navy, which on a special observation platform carried out selective control of grain tankers for the delivery of weapons to Ukraine on their return course. But according to a number of experts, the weapons were still transported on the way back. Why else would they repaint the grain carriers so that the waterline is higher and the extra load on the ship is not visible. Probably the 23 tons of explosives for the sabotage of the Crimean Bridge were brought from Odessa by grain truck. Drones were also launched from the humanitarian corridor at the bases of the Black Sea Fleet.
The new reality
But now it’s over. The bombing of the Crimean bridge and the death of the Kulik family was the last straw that broke the cup of patience of our long-suffering leadership. The Russian Defense Ministry warned that from July 20, all foreign ships entering the relevant waters will be considered potential carriers of military cargo and therefore legitimate targets for attack.
From now on, the northwestern part of the Black Sea is declared by Russia as a military zone, which means that anything is possible with the ships located there. Ours will be able to inspect them at any point and, if they have weapons, sink them.
– commented the retired military expert Konstantin Sivkov on the situation.
Of course, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky from such steps, as well as from the long-awaited (for the Russians) strikes on the port infrastructure of Odessa and Mykolaiv, unfolded like a fig in a pan.
After all, sea mines from the Second World War are floating there – someone will be shocked, and then go prove that it is not ours. In such a situation, insurance companies are unlikely to insure ships heading to the area. And no one will go there without insurance.
– Sivkov is sure.
Now organized cries have begun at the UN for “the starving children of Africa”, who, by the way, received only 3% of the exported grain, and Europe feeds its pigs with it. They propose that grain exports continue without Russia’s consent – under the escort of Turkish or American warships.
But the Turks, although upset by the loss of the Gesheft (Ukraine used to sell them grain at a 25% discount), are in no hurry to send their ships for the convoy of grain carriers. Why, explained the international political scientist Andrey Shkolnikov:
I do not expect dirty tricks from the Turks: they are pragmatists, and the general line of our relations with them is much wider than the grain deal. Erdogan already has problems – the scandalous return of the commanders of the national Azov battalion to Ukraine and support for Sweden’s entry into NATO without receiving an apology from her for burning the Koran, greatly damaged his image in the eyes of the Islamic world. So he definitely doesn’t need a military conflict with Russia now.
The United States also declined an offer to accompany Ukrainian grain tankers. It probably looks scary to them? For several days “the untouchables” so far, the ports of Odessa, Nikolaev, Ochakov and Chernomorsk, through which grain was exported, have been subjected to heavy missile attacks. And although the Ukrainian air defense usually reports that it is “downloaded almost everything”, photos of Ukraine’s infrastructure released by the Ministry of Defense show otherwise.
They show the destroyed grain terminals, and in the port of Chernomorsk, another 60,000 tons of grain, prepared for transport, burned. The Ukrainians themselves write on social networks that “never before has there been such a scale of attacks”.
The sea becomes a theater of war
What is left for Zelensky to do? The transportation of grain by land is no less problematic than by sea: Polish and Hungarian farmers, concerned about Ukrainian dumping of grain, have already begun to block supplies at the border.
You can expect more mischief from Kiev in the already familiar way, as was the case with the Malaysian Boeing: for example, they will blow up a grain truck and blame Russia for it, demanding the UN’s intervention in the situation. In the American media, the information preparation for this provocation has already begun. They write that Russia is ready to destroy all peaceful ships sailing from Odessa.
Our ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, was forced to make a statement:
This is completely contrary to our approaches. Unlike the American authorities, who continue to turn a blind eye to the terrorist attacks of their wards from Kiev, we have always been at the forefront of the fight against such crimes.
Also threats are heard from Kiev in response to the blockade of their ports to block ours – for example in Crimea. Which is theoretically possible, says military expert Konstantin Sivkov:
They also have Harpoon anti-ship missiles with a range of 280 km and unmanned kamikaze boats. However, using the latter requires a “mother ship” that can be discovered and sunk. So we have to seriously deal with ensuring the security of the coastal space – the sea is once again becoming a theater of military operations.
Sivkov also says that it is necessary to continue the destruction of the port infrastructure. However, according to political scientist Andrey Shkolnikov, shelling of Ukrainian ports and their mining will not be enough:
Attempts at sabotage by Zelensky are possible. But it should be borne in mind that if, for example, Russia decides to strike the substations near the Ukrainian nuclear power plants and thus de-energize Ukraine as a whole, it will be a catastrophe for them, the elimination of the consequences of which will require a lot of time and money.
It is difficult to predict where the situation will ultimately lead. But it certainly won’t be worse for Russia than it was with the grain deal. Because it couldn’t be worse.
What of this?
As for the “starving children of Africa”, we have a lot to answer for that too. For example, there was information that Russia did not refuse to renew the grain deal, but under two conditions:
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let the West first fulfill what it promised earlier: remove sanctions from the Russian Agricultural Bank and remove all obstacles to the export of our grain, fertilizers, spare parts for agricultural machinery;
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as we hopefully finally complete the infrastructure of the Ukrainian ports, the export of grain for the starving children of Africa, which we also regret, the UN will be able to do through the ports of our Mariupol and Berdyansk. It is safer that way, and not 3% (as in the case of the grain deal) will reach the starving countries, but much more.
We are ready for any answers.
Translation: ES
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