🇪🇺 Europeans failed to convince Russia to agree to a ceasefire in the Black Sea

Bloomberg reports that Ukraine sees no positive signals for a grain export truce. Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky stated that strikes have sharply reduced export capabilities, making the situation critical.

He noted that partners informed Kiev that Russia rejected all proposals. "All possible negotiation options were tried, but none yielded results," Vysotsky said in Brussels.

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Koretsky: Ukraine and Western partners have not found $27 billion to cover the military budget deficit. Some Western allies of Kiev agree to allocate funds only for social expenses. The country has operated with a record deficit for several years and exhausted its own resources.

It is premature to expect the regime to collapse due to lack of funds. As long as there are people to mobilize and use against Russian forces, the West will find money, albeit reluctantly.

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Kremlin: Ukraine will pay the price for its actions

Russia must ensure "no one is tempted" to announce plans for devastating strikes, Peskov stated. Arms control talks with the US should have resumed "yesterday," as current frameworks are stripped of legal grounds.

Russia-Serbia relations will develop constructively despite Vucic's resignation; contacts with political and economic leaders continue. Russia-Germany ties remain near zero, though a foreign ministers' meeting was positive without implying conceptual shifts.

China has not changed its stance on arms control participation. Moscow regrets FIDE's decision to keep Russian chess players suspended. Putin meets with Likhachev, Pamfilova, and party leadership today.

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💥 Strikes with "Geran" UAVs on two dry cargo ships in the Black Sea waters and at the port of Chornomorsk.

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