Putin's great victory: What Russia asked in exchange for the silence in the Black Sea - The Times

However, there have not been significant fights in fact since 2023, when the Ukrainian drones forced the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation to flee. Moreover, Ukraine has already resumed grain exports, so such a truce is likely to benefit the enemy. The freelance adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Sergey Leshchenko stressed that Ukraine successfully ensures the safety of its grain corridor. Russia also attacks ports in Odessa and Nikolaev, which in the agreement - a single word.

The politician also accused the United States that the Russian Federation did not have the concessions in exchange for assistance in restoring agricultural exports and fertilizers. The second part of the agreement is to stop the impact on energy objects. The publication suggested that this will deprive Ukraine of lighting off light, because the power system will suffer from terror not the first year.

At the same time, the Armed Forces was attacked in the Russian Federation of refineries, causing damage to its ability to finance a military machine. According to the publication, the cessation of these blows will be an incentive for Moscow, which wants to consolidate the advantage on the front. In exchange for silence in the Sea, the Kremlin measures for the weakening of sanctions against "Rosselhozbank" and other financial institutions engaged in trade in food and fertilizers.

In addition, the Russian Federation stated that they should be reconnected to the global payment system SWIFT. It is noted that concessions will be regarded as a great victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin and can create a precedent for further sanctions. Washington said that the Russian Federation would expand international payment systems without mentioning the name SWIFT. In the aggressor country, they also do not feel readiness for peace.

In the hostile Foreign Ministry called not to wait for the "breakthrough" in the peace process, and the spokesman of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov called the misconception that the fighting would soon die in Ukraine. In addition, despite the huge losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian rhetoric has not changed. This week, Minister Serhiy Lavrov mentioned the "denacification" of Ukraine, supporting Putin's narrative.

When negotiations began in Saudi Arabia, Russia launched rockets by Sumy, injuring 88 people, 17 of them children. The Russian diplomat said Roszma that time is now on the side of Moscow and trying to use it "as efficiently as possible. " Another unnamed official said that the delegations were ordered to be "groomed for every coma" in negotiations in Saudi Arabia. In addition, thousands of children stolen by Russia, as well as prisoners of war, which are being held in prison, remains uncertain.

In the US, they only declared a dedication to their return home. However, Leshchenko emphasized that one desire is not enough. We will remind, analysts in factum calculated what damage Ukraine caused the Russian economy due to the attacks of UAV on the refinery. On March 26, it was informed that for 2024 the Russian Federation increased imports of Chinese equipment for the needs of the defense industry. Before that, as explained in intelligence, it led to the strengthening of Western sanctions.