Unblocking agri-food in exchange for lifting sanctions: Putin's order as he advances in Donbas

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As the Russian military makes advances in Donbas, President Vladimir Putin has spoken with his French counterpart,

;

and with his German colleague,

, and has told them that Russia is ready to resume dialogue with Ukraine and defuse the food crisis that the war is causing.

As the Kremlin has advanced,

and agricultural products if the sanctions are lifted.

Putin informed both leaders that

, including Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports.

According to the Kremlin, Putin has assured both European leaders that

in the territories that Russia has taken in eastern Ukraine, especially the city of Mariupol, where "the Forces Russian navies strictly observe the norms of International Humanitarian Law."

At the global level, the seriousness of the food situation caused by the attack on Ukraine by Russia, which is strangling its ports on the Black Sea, is worrying.

The crisis may be caused by the shortage of fertilizers, of which Russia is the world's leading exporter.

This week the president of the European Commission,

, accused Russia of deliberately withholding its grain exports and blocking Ukrainian ships full of grain in the Black Sea.

on the world market, to later negotiate the support of some countries.

RUSSIA ADVANCES IN DONBAS

Little by little, Russia is making its way into Donbas.

Moscow claims

, a railway hub in the Donetsk region.

The city is located 40 kilometers west of Severodonetsk, the largest city in Donbas that is still in Ukrainian hands.

Russian propaganda says that it is not a war but a special operation.

And it ensures that only military infrastructures are attacked.

But

Ukrainian and Russian forces had been fighting for control of Lyman for several days.

This victory may help Moscow set the stage for the next phase of the Kremlin's offensive in eastern Ukraine.

These Russian victories indicate a turning point in the war

.

And Russian forces are likely to try to cross the Donets River in the coming days.

Some Russian media assure that the idea of ​​attempting an assault on kyiv again is gaining strength in the Kremlin.

In his conversation with Macron and Scholz, the Russian leader noted

.

"Equipping Ukraine with Western weapons destabilizes the situation and may exacerbate the humanitarian crisis," Putin warned.

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