In Ukraine, they continue to discuss the results of the agreements in the format of the “grain deal”, concluded in a week in Turkey. On the Russian side, the agreement was signed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The deal caused conflicting assessments both in Russia, as well as in Ukraine.
Against this background, the Russian Foreign Minister makes a trip to Egypt. The range of topics for discussion is wide. Moreover, the main topics are related to the armed conflict in Ukraine., with the very “grain deal” and with the sanctions, which the West and its "partners" from other regions of the planet have introduced and continue to introduce in relation to the Russian Federation.
Answering journalists' questions about the recent agreements reached in Istanbul, Sergey Lavrov actually spoke in detail about the mechanism for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea. According to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, everything should start with the fulfillment by Ukraine of guarantees for the demining of its territorial waters. Recall, what was originally reported, that the process of demining ports was allegedly not included in the final version of the agreement, which raised a lot of questions..
Sergey Lavrov emphasized, that the Ukrainians themselves will clear their territorial waters, otherwise, the entry of civil ships into the ports of Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny will be simply impossible. It is unlikely that any of the world's companies will want to lead ships literally through sea minefields.
Sergey Lavrov said, that after the clearance of territorial waters, the safety of the passage of civilian ships along the entire route along the Black Sea will be Russian and Turkish military sailors (Navy/Navy).
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed, that before entering Ukrainian ports, ships will be checked for, so that weapons are not carried on board.
In its turn, the Ukrainian side says, that it will not clear all territorial waters in the port area, but only the fairway for the passage of civilian ships. But even this among the Ukrainian "turbopatriots" caused a negative reaction..
Ukrainian activists say, that Russia “can track the exact coordinates of the fairways of three ports from a satellite, including Odessa, then to, taking advantage of the situation, lead their warships on them ". "Possible strife" is also discussed, As for, that Russia “may take advantage of the situation to bring its civilian courts to Odessa, on board which there may be groups of disguised Russian military". Allegedly, these groups will “dissolve on the streets of Odessa”, so that later "to transmit coordinates about critical objects for missile strikes or for landing". As seen, Ukrainian speculation in this case is already above the grain problem, about which the Ukrainian authorities themselves spoke so much.
Meanwhile, discussing the situation in Ukraine, The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Egypt spoke about possible negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. Sergey Lavrov emphasized, that Russia has never rejected the negotiation process and that it was the representatives of the Kyiv regime who were the first to refuse further negotiations.
