Their view is simple, actually. Do as we want or we force you, kill you, bomb you. As long as Russia behaves this way, the world is not safe. The grain deal and the ability of Ukraine to export grain without Russia is a way to constrain Russia, something the world badly needs X

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Currently Ukraine ships about 2.5 min ton grain a month through Danube ports. Ships move from Ukrainian river ports to Romanian Black Sea ports and then onward. So, Russia has been attacking infrastructure there 15/

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What is the way forward? I believe ignoring Russia and continuing to shop grain through Danube. This is another reason why Russia attacks port infrastructure, and risks hitting Romania. Ukraine has been able to increase capacity to ship there 14/

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These demands show that sanctions are working and hurting Russian economy enough so that Putin is willing to negotiate over them using bombs and missile attacks 13/

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and simultaneously run business as usual also in the South of Ukraine. This is impossible. There is no business as usual anymore, after the invasion. 11/

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The last one concerns Ukraine and this might be what Erdogan referred to. But it is simply impossible for Ukraine to reopen shipment Russian fertilizers through its ports. Putin wants to pretend that he can keep killing people in the East and South of Ukraine, 10/

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Even if a deal is struck, including the grain deal, Russia sabotages it. There is even hard evidence. 8/

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But what are Russian demands for the renewal of the grain deal, anyway? In July, when Russia pulled out from the deal, Putin put forward five demands. They are: 1. Recommend banks to SWIFT 2. Remove sanctions against agri shipments

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But their terror works on the ignorant who don't know Russian past history of behavior. Many think that if the world agrees to the Russian demands, then the war and terror would stop. It won't. Please study Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine recent history. 7/

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Similarly, in the beginning of the war in 2022, when there were still meetings in Minsk between Ukrainian and Russian delegations, Russia would increase missiles and artillery attacks prior and during this meetings. It would bomb Mariupol, for example. 4/

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