Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop hostilities in the Black Sea, the White House announced on Tuesday in two separate press releases reporting on the discussions carried out by working groups in Saudi Arabia. kyiv and Moscow have committed to “Ensure the safety of navigation, remove the use of force and prevent the use of commercial ships for military purposes in the Black Sea”according to the American presidency. For its part, the United States promises to “Support efforts with a view to exchanging prisoners, the release of civilians and the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children.
“Good measures”, Hailed Volodymyr Zelensky. Third countries could be involved in the supervision of the truce, according to the Ukrainian president. “All movement” of Russian war buildings “ Apart from the eastern part of the Black Sea will constitute a violation of the spirit of this agreement ”however, warned the Ukrainian Defense Minister Roustem Oumerov on Facebook, adding that “In this case, Ukraine will fully have the right to exercise its right of self -defense. »»
“Additional technical consultations”
“President Donald Trump imperatively wants to end the killings on both sides”hammered the Americans during the talks. The date of entry into force of the ceasefire has not yet been decided. The Ukrainian Minister of Defense called to organize “Additional technical consultations” In order to adjust them “Details of the implementation, monitoring and control of agreements”. The Kremlin, for its part, set the start of the agreements to there “Lifting” restrictions on Russian agricultural exports.
A measure mentioned by the United States, which assured Moscow that they were going “Restoring Russia’s access to the global market for exports of agricultural products and fertilizers, reducing maritime insurance costs and improving access to ports and payment systems for these transactions”. Volodymyr Zelensky was in the opposite stride. “” We believe it is a weakening of position and a weakening of sanctions ”he said at a press conference. This possibility was not “In our agenda, the American part raised it” During negotiations in Ryad, he added.
These disagreements are likely to delay, or even block, the implementation of the partial ceasefire, while Russia is accused by kyiv of playing the watch in order to take advantage of its advantage on the forehead.
