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Jul 18 2023 
The Black Sea Grain deal — now what?
With thanks to Nat South, and first posted on Livejournal
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” – Einstein“The decision on the Black Sea initiative is final, there are no more negotiations” – Russian mission to the UN
After the NATO Summit, Ukraine carried out the final “coup de grace” on… Continue reading -
No pain, no grain: Putin’s Black Sea comeback
By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and first posted at The Cradle
So, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan picks up the phone and calls his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin: let’s talk about the “grain deal.” Putin, cool, calm and collected, explains the facts to the Sultan:
First, the reason why Russia withdrew from the… Continue reading
